John Alfred Osborne

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John Alfred Osborne (born May 27, 1935 in St. Peters , Montserrat , † January 2, 2011 in Boston , USA) was a Montserrat politician and Chief Minister of Montserrat .

Osborne studied civil engineering at Paddington Technical College in London , hydraulic engineering at Mirtshals College in Denmark and mechanical engineering at the Gardner School of Engineering in England. He then worked for British Rail from 1955 to 1958 as a technical engineer. From 1960 to 2000 Osborne was the company director of Great Western Shipping . He was a member of the New People's Liberation Movement and was elected to parliament for the first time in March 1966 , to which he was a member until 2001. Between 1978 and 1991 and between 2001 and 2006, Osborne was the Chief Minister of Montserrat. In the government of Lowell Lewis , he served as education minister until March 31, 2009 . He was then acting minister from June 18 to September 7, 2009.

Osborne received an honorary doctorate from the American University of the Caribbean . Montserrat International Commercial Airport was renamed John A. Osborne Airport in July 2008 .

Osborne was married and had eleven children. His hobbies included fishing and sailing .

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SURNAME Osborne, John Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Osborne, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Montserrat politician and Chief Minister of Montserrat
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Peters , Montserrat
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 2011
Place of death Boston , USA