George James McGuire
George McGuire | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Representatives of Grenada | |
| In office 30 August 2008 – 9 January 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Tillman Thomas |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Albert Joseph |
| Succeeded by | Michael Pierre |
| In office 17 January 2003 – 29 October 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Mitchell |
| Preceded by | Curtis Strachan |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Albert Joseph |
| Personal details | |
| Party | New National Party National Democratic Congress |
George James McGuire is a politician from Grenada and former Speaker of the House and Minister of Education and Sports.
During Grenadian Revolution, McGuire was a teacher at Grenada Boys' Secondary School.[1] He entered politics in 1984, and was elected in the 1984 elections under New National Party (NNP). He was elected as the representative of town of Saint George.[2] He was appointed as Minister of Education and Sports from 1984 to 1990.[3]
McGuire then worked as an educator in St. George's University.[4] He was nominated by Keith Mitchell as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and elected in January 2003[3], but Mitchell was not willing to nominate him again in 2004. Instead, NDC was willing to reappoint McGuire.[5]
McGuire was elected on 20 August 2008 as the Speaker of the House of Representatives on National Democratic Congress (NDC) mandate.[6]
References
- ↑ "GBSS students defied the Revo boys despite a "sell-out" – Part II". The New Today. 4 November 2023.
- ↑ Straker, Linda (3 December 2024). "40 years since Grenada's general election following PRG collapse | NOW Grenada".
- 1 2 "GEORGE MCGUIRE IS THE NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE". www.grenadianconnection.com. 18 January 2003.
- ↑ "GRENADA OPPOSITION TO DENOUNCE NOMINEE FOR SPEAKER". 7 January 2004.
- ↑ "Grenada opposition says it will have an alternative nominee for Speaker of the House". www.grenadianconnection.com.
- ↑ "IPU PARLINE database: GRENADA (House of Representatives) ELECTIONS IN 2008". archive.ipu.org.