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Eustace Francis
Eustace Hazelwood Francis was a Dominican attorney and politician who served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica. Francis was an attorney by profession, and served as attorney general. Francis was one of the founders of Dominica Freedom Party. He later became a member of Dominica Labour Party. He was regarded as one of former Prime Minister Patrick John's "Dynamic 21". Francis was elected as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica in October 1970 and he served until March 1977. He was elected to the House of Assembly of Dominica The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twent ... in the 1975 elections from Newtown. He run against Ronald Armour. Francis was Minister for Home Affairs and Housing from July 1979 to July 1980. He was not re-elected in the 1980 e ...
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Speaker Of The House Of Assembly Of Dominica
The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica is responsible for the management and general administration of the House, ensuring that rules of procedure are followed. The Speaker is elected by the House of Assembly at its first sitting after a general election. A member of the House who is elected as Speaker can only vote to break ties (a casting vote). If someone outside the membership of the House is elected as Speaker, they become a member, but cannot cast an original or casting vote. Louis Cools-Lartigue, Order of the British Empire, OBE, was the speaker of its predecessor, the Legislative Council until 1967. Presidents of the Legislative Council Speakers of the Legislative Council Speakers of the House of Assembly References

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Ronald Armour
Ronald Oliver Paul Armour (17 June 1940 – August 2017) was a Dominican politician and cabinet minister from Dominica Labour Party. Biography Early life and education Armour was born on 17 June 1940. He was Jenner Armour's brother. He graduated with a law degree from University of London in 1961 and with a diploma from London School of Economics in 1963, and then returned to Dominica and joined Dominica Labour Party. Career In the 1966 elections Armour won the House of Assembly seat for Roseau South. In March 1967 he was appointed as minister of communications and works in the cabinet of Edward Oliver LeBlanc. In the 1970 elections Armour won the seat for South Roseau. He was then appointed as Deputy Premier by Edward Oliver LeBlanc from 1970 to July 1973. He was also Minister of Finance from 1970 to 13 July 1973, when he resigned from the cabinet under pressure from Patrick John. In July 1974 Armour run to succeed Edward Oliver LeBlanc as the leader of Dominica La ...
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Dominica Freedom Party Politicians
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. Dominica's closest neighbours are two constituent territories of the European Union, both overseas departments of France: Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Dominica comprises a land area of , and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census. The island was settled by the Arawak arriving from South America in the fifth century. The Kalinago displaced the Arawak by the 15th century. Christopher Columbus is said to have passed the island on Sunday, 3 November 1493. It was later colonised by Europeans, predominantly by the French from the 1690s to 1763. The French trafficked slaves from West Africa to Dominica to work on coffee plantations. Gr ...
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Speakers Of The House Of Assembly Of Dominica
Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David Banner, 2008 * "Speakers" (Sam Hunt song), 2014 * ''The Speaker'', the second book in Traci Chee's Sea of Ink and Gold trilogy, 2017 * ''The Speaker'' (periodical), a British weekly review, 1890 to 1907 * ''The Speaker'' (TV series), a British television series, 2009 People * Tris Speaker (1888–1958), American baseball player * Raymond Speaker (born 1935), Canadian politician Politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer of a legislative body, including ** Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada) ** Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) ** Speaker of the United States House of Representatives *** Mike Johnson (born 1972), current House speaker Other uses * HMS ''Speaker'', various ships * Speaker Town ...
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Dominica Lawyers
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. Dominica's closest neighbours are two constituent territories of the European Union, both overseas departments of France: Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Dominica comprises a land area of , and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census. The island was settled by the Arawak arriving from South America in the fifth century. The Kalinago displaced the Arawak by the 15th century. Christopher Columbus is said to have passed the island on Sunday, 3 November 1493. It was later colonised by Europeans, predominantly by the French from the 1690s to 1763. The French trafficked slaves from West Africa to Dominica to work on coffee plantations. Gr ...
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