Eden Bowers was a Dominican politician who served as

Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica is responsible for the management and general administration of the House, ensuring that rules of procedure are followed. The Speaker is elected by the House of Assembly at its first sitting after ...

during turbulent times of June 1979. He was a member of

Dominica Labour Party The Dominica Labour Party is a centre-left social-democratic political party in Dominica. History Founded in 1955 by Phyllis Shand Allfrey and Emmanuel Christopher Loblack, the Dominica Labour Party is the oldest political party in Dominica. N ...

. He was elected to the

House of Assembly of Dominica The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twen ...

in the

1975 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1975. Africa * 1975 Cameroonian presidential election * 1975 Cape Verdean parliamentary election * 1975 Ivorian general election * 1975 Liberian general election * 1975 São Tomé and Príncipe legislat ...

from

Vieille Case Vieille Case, sometimes spelled as Vielle-Case, is a village on the north coast of Dominica. The Commonwealth of Dominica in the West Indies was first inhabited by the Kalinago tribe referred to by the Europeans as Caribs. Itassi (pronounced: e-t ...

. Bowers served as deputy speaker of the

. He was elected as

Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...

on 19 June 1979, when Prime Minister

Patrick John Patrick Roland John (7 January 1938 – 6 July 2021) was the first Prime Minister of Dominica as well as its last Premier. He led Dominica to independence from the United Kingdom. He was leader of the Waterfront and Allied Workers' Union and may ...

and the incumbent speaker

Pershing Waldron Pershing Waldron was a Dominican politician who served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica during the turbulent times of June 1979. Waldron was born on 4 April 1945. He worked in senior positions at Barclays Bank in Dominica, Antigu ...

were absent. President

Fred Degazon Frederick Eutrope Degazon (4 January 1913 – 4 October 2008) was a Dominican politician who served as the first President of the country from 1979 to 1980. Biography He was born in Castries, Saint Lucia on 4 January 1913. Degazon went to c ...

had already fled the country to England.

Oliver Seraphin Oliver James "O. J." Seraphin (or Seraphine; born August 2, 1943) is a former Dominican politician. He served as the Minister of communication and works and housing for the Labour Party government from 1975–1979 and acting Prime Minister of Do ...

was subsequently elected as

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. Bowers was not re-elected in the

1980 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1980. Africa * 1980 Angolan legislative election * 1980 Cameroonian presidential election * 1980 Cape Verdean parliamentary election * 1980 Gabonese legislative election * 1980 Guinean legislative ...

when Labour part lost all its seats in the House of Assembly. Bowers died before 2022.

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