'''Wilfred Andrew Rose''' (1922–2008) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian diplomat and politician who served in the [[Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation|Federal Parliament]] of the [[West Indies Federation]] from 1958 to 1962. A member of the [[People's National Movement]], Rose also held several ambassadorial posts, most notably serving as Trinidad and Tobago's Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1964 until 1968.

Rose was born in 1922 in [[Colony of Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad and Tobago]], which was then a British colony.<ref name="uwi">{{Cite web |title=Hon. Wilfred Andrew Rose |url=https://archivespace.sta.uwi.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/7996 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=[[University of the West Indies]]}}</ref><ref name="caribbeanelections">{{Cite web |title=Wilfred Andrew-Rose |url=http://www.caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/biography/bios/andrew_rose_wilfred.asp |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=CaribbeanElections.com}}</ref> In the [[1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election]], Rose ran for the [[Caroni County|Caroni South]] constituency of the [[Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago]] as a member of the [[People's National Movement]]; however, he was defeated by an ascendant [[Simbhoonath Capildeo]], receiving just 20% of the vote compared to Capildeo's 62%.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Figueira |first=Daurius |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0qDltCJlOAYC&dq=%22Wilfred+Andrew+Rose%22&pg=PA21 |title=Simbhoonath Capildeo: Lion of the Legislative Council Father of Hindu Nationalism in Trinidad and Tobago |year=2003 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=978-0-595-28764-2 |location=New York |pages=21 |language=en |access-date=2022-08-31}}</ref> In [[1958 West Indies federal elections|1958]], Rose was elected to the [[Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation|House of Representatives]] of the [[West Indies Federation]] for the [[Port of Spain|St. Anns]] constituency. While in parliament, Rose served as the Minister of Communications and Works. Rose served in parliament until the Federation's dissolution in 1962.<ref name="caribbeanelections"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=West Indies Federation |url=http://www.caribbeanelections.com/education/integration/federation.asp |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=CaribbeanElections.com}}</ref>

Later in 1962, Rose was appointed as the first Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner to Canada, serving until 1964.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g0FBAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Wilfred+Andrew+Rose%22 |title=Canadian Representatives Abroad and Representatives in Canada of the British Commonwealth and Foreign Governments |publisher=[[Canadian Department of External Affairs]] |year=1964 |location=Ottowa |pages=173 |language=en |access-date=2022-08-31}}</ref> From 1964 until 1968, he served as the Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://foreign.gov.tt/documents/480/London_Mission_Vol_71_Sept_2017_-online.pdf |title=LONDON MISSION |publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs]] |year=2017 |volume=71 |location=Port of Spain |pages=5 |access-date=2022-08-31}}</ref> In 1968, Rose was appointed as the first Ambassador to Brazil, serving until 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil |url=https://foreign.gov.tt/missions-consuls/tt-missions-abroad/diplomatic-missions/embassy-brasilia-brazil/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=[[Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs]] |language=en}}</ref> Rose would later also serve as the head of mission to the [[European Economic Commission]] and the [[United Nations]].<ref name="caribbeanelections"/><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mk_us0GvpuoC&q=%22Wilfred+Andrew+Rose%22 |title=Record of Proceedings |publisher=[[International Labour Office]] |year=1964 |pages=41 |language=en |access-date=2022-08-31}}</ref>