Hector John (born 22 October 1970) is a

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n politician in the United Workers' Party (UWP). He was the

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, from 2010 to 2014 and was the youngest ever to hold that position. He was first elected as a Representative to the

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in 2009.

Biography

John was born in

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, Dominica. He graduated from the St. Joseph Campus of Dominica Grammar School, and then earned a B.A. in Information Technology from

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in New York.. Hector worked in the banana industry for over 16 years, as a statistics officer and information technology assistant. He was active in the Salisbury community as a leader of several organizations, including the Salisbury Catholic Youth Movement and the Salisbury Improvement Committee. John entered politics as a candidate for the Salisbury parliamentary constituency in the 2009 general election, on the ticket of the opposition United Workers' Party. John won against the Labour Party candidate Bentley Royer on 18 December 2009, with 817 to 512 votes (60.7% to 38.1%); the overall results left the UWP with only three of the twenty-one seats. John subsequently joined the UWP boycott of the House of Assembly, in protest against alleged election irregularities. After John did not attend three consecutive sessions,

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declared his and another UWP seat vacant in April, and a

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was scheduled for 9 July 2010. John again ran and won against Royer for the Salisbury constituency in the by-election, with 772 votes to Royer's 415 (64.4% to 34.6%). John was sworn in as

on 19 July 2010..

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:John, Hector Members of the House of Assembly of Dominica 1970 births Living people Monroe College alumni United Workers' Party (Dominica) politicians People from Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica