Ronald Oliver Paul Armour (17 June 1940 – August 2017) was a

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n politician and cabinet minister from

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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

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in 1961 and with a diploma from

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in 1963, and then returned to Dominica and joined

Career

In the 1966 elections Armour won the

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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

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from 1970 to 13 July 1973, when he resigned from the cabinet under pressure from

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. In July 1974 Armour run to succeed Edward Oliver LeBlanc as the leader of

, but lost to

. Armour lost his seat in the

in the 1975 elections when he run under the banner of Progressive Labour Party against DLP's Eustace Hazelwood Francis, who was a

's ally. That election ended his political career. He then practiced law in

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Death

He died on 6 August 2017 or 7 August 2017.

References

1940 births 2017 deaths Dominica Labour Party politicians Deputy prime ministers of Dominica Ministers of finance of Dominica Communication ministers of Dominica Government ministers of Dominica Members of the House of Assembly of Dominica Dominica lawyers Alumni of the University of London People of Trinidad and Tobago descent {{Dominica-politician-stub