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Eustace Francis

Eustace Hazelwood Francis
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica
In office
October 1970 – March 1977
PremierEdward Oliver LeBlanc
Patrick John
Preceded byGeorge Austin Winston
Succeeded byFred Degazon
Personal details
Political partyDominica Labour Party

Eustace Hazelwood Francis was a Dominican attorney and politician who served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica.[1]

Francis was an attorney by profession, and served as attorney general.[2]

Francis was one of the founders of Dominica Freedom Party.[3] He later became a member of Dominica Labour Party.[4] He was regarded as one of former Prime Minister Patrick John's "Dynamic 21".[5]

Francis was elected as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica in October 1970 and he served until March 1977. He was elected to the House of Assembly of Dominica in the 1975 elections from Newtown.[6] He run against Ronald Armour.[2]

Francis was Minister for Home Affairs and Housing from July 1979 to July 1980.[7] He was not re-elected in the 1980 elections when Labour part lost all its seats in the House of Assembly.

References

  1. ^ Christian, Gabriel J. "A Rain of Stones The May 29, 1979 Revolt and Aftermath" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-31.
  2. ^ a b "Speakers of the House of Assembly". DOM767.
  3. ^ Myers, Robert A. (1987). "A Resource Guide to Dominica, 1493-1986". Human Relations Area Files.
  4. ^ "The Caribbean Year Book". Caribook, Limited. 1978.
  5. ^ "Former government minister dies". Dominica News Online. 8 August 2017.
  6. ^ "1975 General Election Results - Electoral Office". electoraloffice.gov.dm.
  7. ^ "Dominica Social Security 2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Dominica Social Security.
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