Raymond Sock

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Raymond C. Sock (born June 5, 1946 in British Gambia ) is a Gambian lawyer and politician.

Life

Sock went to Lewis and Clark College in Portland , United States , from 1965 to 1968, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English. He obtained his “Certificate in Communication” from Fordham University in 1966 and from 1968 to 1970 a Master of Arts in English literature from Pennsylvania State University , and the Barrister at Law from the Inns of Court School of Law in London from 1975 to 1978 He obtained the “Certificate in Legislative Drafting” in 1980 at the “Australian Legislative Drafting Institute”.

After various positions, Sock was the first director of the African Center for Democracy and Human Rights Studies from 1990 to 1995, and was succeeded by Zoe Mumbi Tembo in 1994 .

In March 2005, he was President Yahya Jammeh (as Minister of Justice and Attorney General english Attorney General and Secretary of State for Justice ) of the Republic of The Gambia to the Cabinet appointed and laid on March 31, the oath of office. Sock was only in office for a few months and was replaced by Sheikh Tijan Hydara .

In 2009 he played a key role in the Gambia Law Revision Commission, which was supposed to revise the Gambian laws.

In August 2011 he was appointed General Director of the Gambia Law School.

Private

Sock is married and has three children.

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Raymond C. Sock CV on government server, accessed September 2008
  2. ^ The African Center for Democracy and Human Rights, accessed September 2005
  3. ↑ FOUR SECRETARIES OF STATE SWORN-IN from March 31, 2005
  4. ↑ a b Raymond Sock appointed DG of Law School ( Memento of the original dated November 30, 2011 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. The Daily Observer dated August 29, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / observer.gm
  5. ↑ PRESIDENT HONORS 58 PERSONALITIES ( Memento of the original dated February 21, 2008 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. dated April 27, 2006 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.statehouse.gm
personal data
SURNAME Sock, Raymond
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sock, Raymond C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH British Gambia