Ronald Milner Green is a Dominican politician who has served as the head of the United Workers' Party (UWP). In that capacity, Green was also the

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of Dominica from 2005 until 2009, when he lost his seat in the

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in the

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. Green is now serving in the Assembly as an appointed senator.

Career

Green holds a B.S. Degree in Health and Physical Education from the

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, an MA in Education from

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awarded in 1962 in addition to pre-doctoral level studies at

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. He was employed by various local

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s before he first entered

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as MP for the La Plaine constituency in the 1995 general election. From 1995 to February 2000 Green served as Minister of Education, Sports and Youth Affairs in the UWP administration. He was re-elected as

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for La Plaine in 2000 and 2005. In 2006 he became deputy leader of the UWP. Following the resignation of Earl Williams he became the Political Leader. On August 8, 2008, he was sworn-in as

. In the 2009 general election, Green had been declared the winner by two votes, but an official recount the morning after the election instead determined that he lost his seat by two votes. Overall, the UWP's representation in parliament fell from seven seats to three. Green and the UWP have challenged his loss in court, as well as the results of four other UWP candidates. He acknowledged having still been a United States citizen on Nomination Day, but renounced his U.S. nationality prior to Election Day. Most of the petitions have since been dismissed, including Green's challenge to his lost seat. On 5 August 2010, Green was appointed as a senator by the new Opposition Leader,

Hector John Hector John (born 22 October 1970) is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party (UWP). He was the Leader of the Opposition, from 2010 to 2014 and was the youngest ever to hold that position. He was first elected as a Representative ...

. Green was replaced by

Edison James Edison Chenfil James (born October 18, 1943, in Marigot) is a Dominican politician who was the prime minister of Dominica from June 14, 1995, to February 3, 2000, as well as the member of parliament for the Marigot constituency from 1990. He gra ...

as political leader of the UWP at its January 2012 convention; Green was elected as a trustee of the party.

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Ronald a.k.a. "Ron" Green" v. Petter Saint Jean and others
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Ronald Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people City College of New York alumni Teachers College, Columbia University alumni Government ministers of Dominica Manhattan College alumni Members of the House of Assembly of Dominica Former United States citizens United Workers' Party (Dominica) politicians