Julius Timothy is a politician from

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. He holds a MBA from the

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and was president of the

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. From June 1995 he has served as MP for the Roseau North Constituency and he served as Health Minister. He first became active in politics as a founding member of the United Workers' Party. He was Deputy Leader of the UWP from its inception until December 2005 and he was appointed

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

, Industry and Planning from June 1995 to February 2000 during the UWP-led administration. He was also

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in the UWP administration. Following a leadership struggle after the May 5 2005 general elections, Timothy

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and became a member of the

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 ...

."Hop, skip & jump"
The Chronicle, September 15, 2006.

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people United Workers' Party (Dominica) politicians Dominica Labour Party politicians Deputy Prime Ministers of Dominica Finance ministers of Dominica Government ministers of Dominica Members of the House of Assembly of Dominica University of the West Indies alumni {{Dominica-politician-stub