Nicholas Liverpool
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| Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool | |
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| Assumed office 02 October 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Charles Roosevelt Skerrit |
| Preceded by | Vernon Shaw |
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| Born | September 9, 1934 Grand Bay, Dominica |
Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool (born September 9, 1934, Grand Bay, Dominica) is the head of state in Dominica. He has been the President of Dominica since October 2, 2003. In 1957 he entered the University of Hull and obtained an LL.B (Hons.) degree in 1960. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1961. He obtained a Ph.D degree from University of Sheffield in 1965.[1]
He became Ambassador to the United States in March 1998[2] and served in that capacity until 2001.
In July 2008 he agreed to serve a second term as President upon the expiration of his first term, following a joint nomination by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Opposition Leader Earl Williams.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae of Dr. N.J.O. Liverpool, D.A.H. President of the Commonwealth of Dominica", President's Office, Accessed July 26, 2008.
- ^ List of Dominican ambassadors to the United States, U.S. State Department website.
- ^ "Dominica's president to serve second term", Caribbean Net News, July 26, 2008.
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| Preceded by Vernon Shaw |
President of Dominica 2003–present |
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