Arnhim Ulric Eustace
Arnhim Ulric Eustace (born October 5, 1944 ) is a politician of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines , who was Prime Minister between 2000 and 2001 . Since then he has been the leader of the opposition in the House of Assembly .
Life
Economist, administrator and manager
After attending St Vincent Boys' Grammar School, Eustace began studying economics at Sir George Williams University in Montreal , graduating with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Economics). A subsequent post-graduate studies in professional development economics at the University of Windsor , he finished with a Master of Science (M.Sc. Development Economics). After his return, he became in 1971 the youngest Permanent Secretary (Permanent Secretary) and the highest-ranking official in the Ministry of Agriculture. He held this position until 1976 and was then 1977 economic advisor William Demas , president of the Caribbean Development Bank CDB (Caribbean Development Bank) , headquartered in Barbados . In the following years he was first administrative manager of the CDB and in 1985 he was seconded to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for 18 months , where he was responsible for the review and introduction of changes in the public financial system and the management of public finances as Director General for Finance and Planning St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He then returned to the CDB, where he was director of projects until 1993, making him the third highest manager of the Caribbean Development Bank.
Upon his return, Eustace became a tax advisor to the government of Prime Minister James Fitz-Allen Mitchell in 1993 . Between 1993 and 1998 he was CEO of the food company WIBDECO and DDR Joint Venture Holding Companies and represented Windward Island in the negotiations between GEEST Bananas and Fyffes on a joint venture . He was also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Insurance Scheme ( NIS ) and a government representative on the board of directors of the East Caribbean Group of Companies ( ECGC ) .
Minister, Prime Minister and Opposition Leader
In the 1998 elections Eustace was for the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Mitchell in the constituency East Kingstown first time a member of the Assembly House ( House of Assembly ) elected, which he belongs since after four elections. After the 1998 election, he was appointed Minister of Finance, Planning and Public Services in his government by Prime Minister Mitchell. However, he turned down the position offered to him in 1998 as Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations .
In 2000, Eustace became chairman of the NDP and, as such, after the resignation of James Fitz-Allen Mitchell on October 27, 2000, as his successor, he became Prime Minister himself . Due to ongoing strikes and demonstrations against his government, Eustace felt compelled to call new elections after only a few months in office (which otherwise would not have taken place until 2003). In the elections on March 28, 2001, however, the NDP suffered a nationwide landslide-like defeat and only received three of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly. He then handed over the office of Prime Minister to Ralph Gonsalves of the United Labor Party (ULP) on March 29, 2001 , while he himself became leader of the opposition in the House of Assembly. In the following elections he was re-elected as a member of parliament and continued to serve as leader of the opposition. Most recently, the NDP has been able to improve its results and has had seven of the 15 seats since the elections on December 13, 2010, while the ULP only has eight parliamentarians. In 2016 he announced his resignation as party chairman and opposition leader.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ The opposition wins the elections in St. Vincent. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung of March 31, 2001.
- ↑ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Primeministers (rulers.org)
- ↑ MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (Homepage of the House of Assembly )
- ↑ Eustace tells NDP he is quitting as opposition leader, Party head (iWitness News from November 15, 2016)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Eustace, Arnhim Ulric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vincentian Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1944 |