Ronald Armour | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Premier of Dominica | |
| In office 1970 – July 1974 | |
| Premier | Edward Oliver LeBlanc |
| Preceded by | Nicholson Ducreay |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Dominica |
| Political party | Dominica Labour Party |
Ronald Armour was a Dominican politician and cabinet minister from Dominica Labour Party.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Armour was born on 17 June 1940.[1] He graduated with a law degree from University of London in 1961 and with a diploma from London School of Economics in 1963, and then returned to Dominica and joined Dominica Labour Party.[2]
Career[edit]
In the 1966 elections Armour won the House of Assembly seat for Roseau South.[2] In March 1967 he was appointed as minister of communications and works in the cabinet of Edward Oliver LeBlanc.[1]
In the 1970 elections Armour won the seat for South Roseau.[3] He was then appointed as Deputy Premier by Edward Oliver LeBlanc[2][4] from 1970 to July 1974. He was also Minister of Finance from 1970 to 13 July 1973, when he resigned from the cabinet under pressure from Patrick John.[2] In July 1974 Armour run to succeed Edward Oliver LeBlanc as the leader of Dominica Labour Party, but lost to Patrick John.[5][2]
Armour lost his seat in the House of Assembly in the 1975 elections[6] when he run under the banner of Progressive Labour Party against DLP's Eustace Hazelwood Francis, who was a Patrick John's ally.[2] That election ended his political career.[2] He then practiced law in Portsmouth.[citation needed]
Death[edit]
He died on 6 August 2017 or 7 August 2017.[2][1] He was Jenner Armour's brother.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Official Funeral For Ronald O. P. Armour, Former Parliamentarian - GIS Dominica". www.news.gov.dm.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ronald Armour, former DLP government minister and attorney at law, died on Sunday 6th August 2017". Q95FM.
- ^ "1970 General Election Results - Electoral Office". electoraloffice.gov.dm.
- ^ "New Premier Is Sworn In On Dominica in West Indies; ROSEAU, Dominica, July 28 (AP)—Deputy Premier Patrick Roland John has been sworn in as Premier of Dominica after yesterday's resignation of the Caribbean island's first Premier, Edward O. LeBlanc". The New York Times. 29 July 1974.
- ^ a b "Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 05 JUL 2006". US Department of State.
- ^ "Bulletin of Eastern Caribbean Affairs". University of West Indies. 1975.