Godwin Elliot Loraine Friday (born 28 September 1959) is a Vincentian politician. Friday is the

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, Member of Parliament for the Northern Grenadines and President of the

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. In the 28 March 2001 general election, Friday was elected to the

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for the Northern Grenadines constituency. He retained his seat in the

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and

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elections.

Education

Friday earned a

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in history and political science from the

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, and a

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from Queen's University in Canada. He graduated with a

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in history from Waterloo in 1985. In 1989, he graduated with a

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from Queens.

Career

In 2016

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, the party leader and opposition leader of

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, resigned, which left Friday with the position as party leader and opposition leader.

Publications

* ''Islands in the Stream: The development of a machinery for the conduct of external affairs in the Bahamas and Bahamian foreign policy, 1973-1985'' (MA Thesis, 1985) * ''The Caribbean Basin Initiative and industrial development in Trinidad and Tobago'' (1989) * ''A Political Economy of 'State Capitalism' in Trinidad and Tobago: social struggles and the development process'' (PhD Thesis, 1989)

References

External links

New Democratic Party home page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friday, Godwin 1959 births Living people New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) politicians People from Bequia Members of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines University of Waterloo alumni Queen's University at Kingston alumni