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Ronald Armour
Dominican politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ronald Oliver Paul Armour [1](17 June 1940 – August 2017) was a Dominican politician and cabinet minister from Dominica Labour Party.[2]
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Early life and education
Armour was born on 17 June 1940.[2] He was Jenner Armour's brother.[3] He graduated with a law degree from University of London in 1961 and with a diploma from London School of Economics in 1963, and then returned to Dominica and joined Dominica Labour Party.[4]
Career
In the 1966 elections Armour won the House of Assembly seat for Roseau South.[4] In March 1967 he was appointed as minister of communications and works in the cabinet of Edward Oliver LeBlanc.[2]
In the 1970 elections Armour won the seat for South Roseau.[5] He was then appointed as Deputy Premier by Edward Oliver LeBlanc[4][6] from 1970 to July 1973. He was also Minister of Finance from 1970 to 13 July 1973, when he resigned from the cabinet under pressure from Patrick John.[4] In July 1974 Armour run to succeed Edward Oliver LeBlanc as the leader of Dominica Labour Party, but lost to Patrick John.[3][4]
Armour lost his seat in the House of Assembly in the 1975 elections[7] when he run under the banner of Progressive Labour Party against DLP's Eustace Hazelwood Francis, who was a Patrick John's ally.[4] That election ended his political career.[4] He then practiced law in Portsmouth.[citation needed]
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