Carl Barrington Greenidge (born March 3, 1949) is a Guyanese politician from People's National Congress. From May 2015 to April 2019, he served as

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and one of the

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in the cabinet of David A. Granger.

Biography

Greenidge was born in New Amsterdam. He has bachelor's degree in economics from

University of Exeter , mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , ...

; a MA and MPhil in Economics from the University of London. Greenridge served as

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from 1983 to 1992 in the cabinet of

Forbes Burnham Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham (20 February 1923 – 6 August 1985) was a Guyanese politician and the leader of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from 1964 until his death in 1985. He served as Prime Minister of Guyana, Prime Minister from 1964 ...

.Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006
Parliament of Guyana In May 2015, Greenidge was appointed

and one of the

in the cabinet of David A. Granger During his tenure, he handled the border issue with Venezuela at the

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. In 2019, Greenidge was forced to resign when the

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ruled that people with dual citizenship were not eligible to be members of the

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. Greenidge, who also held

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at time, was replaced by

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, the Minister of Foreign Affairs as of 2020, retained Greenidge on the team for the border issue while the case is ongoing.

References

1949 births Living people Afro-Guyanese people Alumni of the University of Exeter Finance ministers of Guyana Foreign ministers of Guyana Government ministers of Guyana Members of the National Assembly (Guyana) People from New Amsterdam, Guyana People's National Congress (Guyana) politicians Vice presidents of Guyana 20th-century Guyanese politicians {{Guyana-politician-stub