Sir John Henry Sharpe (8 November 1921 – 11 July 1999) was a Bermudian politician. He served as Premier of Bermuda from 29 December 1975 to 30 August 1977. Prior to becoming Premier, succeeding Edward Richards, Sharpe served as Minister for Finance.''Current World Leaders: Almanac''
Volume 15, Almanac of Current World Leaders, 1972, page 25 In 1977, his government presented a discussion paper on independence for Bermuda. He later served as Minister of Labour and Home Affairs in the government of John Swan. First elected as MP for Warwick West in the

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in 1963, he retained the seat until he was defeated in the 1993 general election by

Ewart Brown Ewart Frederick Brown Jr. (born 1946) is a politician and physician who served as the ninth Premier of Bermuda and leader of the country's Progressive Labour Party (PLP) from 2006 to 2010. He represented Warwick South Central as a Member of ...

of the Progressive Labour Party. Following his death in 1999, a joint sitting of

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was held to pay respects to him.How The Legislature Works Under The Constitution

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