Carl Barrington Greenidge (born March 3, 1949) is a Guyanese politician from People's National Congress. From May 2015 to April 2019, he served as

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and one of the

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in the cabinet of

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Biography

Greenidge was born in

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. He has bachelor's degree in economics from

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; a MA and MPhil in Economics from the University of London. Greenridge served as

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from 1983 to 1992 in the cabinet of

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.Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006
Parliament of Guyana In May 2015, Greenidge was appointed

and one of the

in the cabinet of

During his tenure, he was involved with the

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at the

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. In 2019, Greenidge was forced to resign when the

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ruled that people with dual citizenship were not eligible to be members of the

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. Greenidge, who also held

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at time, was replaced as minister by

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and appointed to the newly created position of Foreign Secretary.

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, the Minister of Foreign Affairs as of 2020, appointed

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to the position of Foreign Secretary but retained Greenidge on the ministry's team for the border issue while the case is ongoing.

References

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