Charles Henry Fernandez

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Charles Henry Fernandez

Charles Henry "Max" Fernandez (born December 24, 1954 ) is an Antigua and Barbuda politician of the Antigua Labor Party . He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2014 .

Life

Growing up in Saint John's , Fernandez graduated from the University of the West Indies . In 1984 he joined the Antigua Labor Party. In 1995 he was appointed to the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda by then Prime Minister Lester Bird . He held the post of senator until 2004. During this time he was, among other things, a member and chairman of the Committee for Free Trade . In the 2009 general election , his party made him a candidate in the constituency of St. John's Rural North . Fernandez was defeated, however, against the incumbent of the United Progressive Party , Herbert John Maginley . In the 2014 general election , he was then able to prevail with 60.55% of the vote. Since then he has held the office of Foreign Minister. Fernandez is married and has three sons. He lives with his family in his constituency.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Results of the general election 2009 ( Memento from June 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Result of the 2014 general election in the constituency of St. John's Rural North ( Memento from June 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Members of the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda ( Memento of August 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive )