Charles Maynard (Dominican politician)
Charles Maynard | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Dominica | |
| In office 1985 – 1988 or later | |
| Prime Minister | Eugenia Charles |
| Preceded by | Anthony Moise |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Dominica |
| Political party | Dominica Freedom Party |
Charles Maynard was a Dominican politician and cabinet minister from Dominica Freedom Party.
Maynard was born on 18 January 1934 in Roseau.[1] He was educated in the University of the West Indies, the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth and the University of Oxford, England. He worked as civil servant.[1]
During the summer 1979 political turmoil, Maynard was appointed minister of education in the cabinet of Oliver Seraphin in 1979.[2] He resigned from the cabined in January 1980.[1]
When Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) lead by Eugenia Charles won the elections of 1980, Maynard was asked to join the cabinet as minister of edusation.[3] In the elections of 1985 Maynard succeeded Anthony Moise as the representative of Soufrière in the House of Assembly as a member of DFP.[4] He was a member of the legislature for fifteen years.[1] Maynard was also appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Dominica up until at least 1988.[5] He was later minister of agriculture and tourism. In 1993 he run in the leadership elections of DFP to succeed Eugenia Charles, but he lost to Brian Alleyne.[1]
Maynard was later appointed by Dominica Labour Party government as ambassador to CARICOM.[6] He died on 8 May 2012.[1][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Honychurch, Lennox. "His Excellency Charles Maynard: A brief overview". dominicanewsonline.com.
- ^ Clements, John (1979). "The United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Nations, a Directory of Governments". Political Research.
- ^ "Archive". www.latinnews.com.
- ^ "Caribbean Elections | Antigua and Barbuda Heads of Government". web.archive.org. 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Caribbean News Briefs - UPI Archives". UPI.
- ^ a b "Former government minister Charles Maynard dead at age 78". thedominican.net.
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