Michael Browne (politician)

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Michael Sherwin Harris Browne (* in the 20th century in Saint John's ) is an Antigua and Barbuda politician of the Antigua Labor Party . He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2014 .

Family and education

Browne was born in Saint John's. His mother is from Sea View Farm and his father is from Urlings Village . He spent his childhood with his mother in her home village. He initially received his training at the University of the West Indies in Mona , Jamaica . After graduating there and then discontinuing his education, he completed a postgraduate course at Pace University in New York City . There he was the first student to complete and successfully complete two master’s courses in parallel. He completed another postgraduate course at Columbia University . He is currently doing his PhD at Howard University .

Professional career and political career

After completing his undergraduate studies, Browne first worked as a teacher at the Princess Margaret School in St. John's. During this time he was also on the editorial board of the Antigua Sun . He later worked in the tourism industry. In the 2014 general election, his party nominated him as a candidate in the constituency of All Saints West . He was able to prevail with 54.49% against the incumbent Lorencezo Codrington of the United Progressive Party . He has served as Minister of Education, Science and Technology in the government of Prime Minister Gaston Browne since then.

Publications (selection)

  • Mobile Education in Sudan. Conduit to EFA or Optical Illusion? In: Burde, Dana et al. (Ed.): Education in Emergencies and Post-Conflict Situations: Problems, Responses and Possibilities . tape 2 . Society for International Education, New York 2004, OCLC 59554455 , p. 106–115 ( online [PDF; accessed June 16, 2015]).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Result of the lower house election 2014 in the constituency All Saints West ( Memento of the original of June 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.caribbeanelections.com
  2. Members of the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda ( Memento of the original dated August 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ab.gov.ag