Michael Pierre
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Michael Pierre | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Representatives of Grenada | |
| In office 27 March 2013 – 31 August 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Mitchell |
| Preceded by | George McGuire |
| Succeeded by | Leo Cato |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) |
| Party | New National Party |
Michael Pierre, MBE, is a politician from Grenada who was elected twice as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Grenada[1] from 27 March 2013[2] to 31 August 2022.[3] He is from the New National Party (NNP).[4]
Pierre was born in 1948.[5] He worked as permanent secretary in the ministry of education until his retirement in 2009.[6] He was also appointment as Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in January 2009.[7]
He is the elder brother of Tafawa Pierre, who is the husband of NNP leader Emmalin Pierre. The Pierre family is strongly aligned with the NNP.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Leo Cato to become new Speaker of Parliament". The New Today. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ "IPU PARLINE database: GRENADA (House of Representatives), Full text". archive.ipu.org. Interparliamentary Union.
- ↑ "New Speaker and Senate President sworn in". Now Grenada. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- 1 2 "Decision taken on Tafawa Pierre". The New Today. 25 March 2023.
- ↑ "Grenada | House of Representatives". IPU Parline: global data on national parliaments.
- ↑ "NEW PERMANENT SECRETARY IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION". www.grenadianconnection.com. 11 January 2009.
- ↑ "News". www.grenadianconnection.com. 2 January 2009.