Ptolemy Reid
Ptolemy Reid | |
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| 2nd Prime Minister of Guyana | |
| In office 6 October 1980 – 16 August 1984 | |
| President | Forbes Burnham |
| Preceded by | Forbes Burnham |
| Succeeded by | Desmond Hoyte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1918 Dartmouth, Guyana |
| Died | 2 September 2003 (aged 91) East Coast Demerara, Guyana |
| Political party | People's National Congress |
Ptolemy Alexander Reid (May 8, 1918 in Dartmouth, Guyana[1] – September 2, 2003) was a Guyanese veterinarian and politician who served as Prime Minister of Guyana from 1980 to 1984.
Reid studied veterinary medicine at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, but could not find employment in British Guiana,[2] so he moved to England where he became a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and then practiced in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[3] He returned to Guyana in 1958, and became involved in politics in 1960 when he joined the People's National Congress. He ran for office in 1961, hoping to represent the constituency of Pomeroon-Supenaam, but was unsuccessful.[4]
When Forbes Burnham took power in 1964, Reid became a member of Burnham's cabinet, where he served as Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affairs (1967-?), of Trade (1967); of Finance (1967–70); of Agriculture (1970-72); and of Agriculture and National Development (1972–74).[4] In 1980, when Burnham resigned as Prime Minister to become President, Reid took his place.
References
- ^ Hundreds in Georgetown bid farewell to `the Elder Statesman’, by Linda Rutherford, in the Guyana Chronicle;' published September 7, 2003; archived at Land Of Six Peoples; retrieved November 13, 2016
- ^ Former Prime Minister Dr Ptolemy Reid dies, at Stabroek News; published September 7, 2003; archived at Land Of Six Peoples; retrieved November 13, 2016
- ^ Ptolemy Reid passes on, by Ruel Johnson, at the Guyana Chronicle; published September 4, 2003; archived at Land Of Six Peoples; retrieved November 13, 2016
- ^ a b Obituary: Ptolemy Reid: The last hard man, at Stabroek News; published September 7, 2003; archived at Land Of Six Peoples; retrieved November 13, 2016
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