Raphael Trotman (born 1966) is a
Guyanese lawyer and politician. He was the
Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana from 2011 to 2015. He was the country's Minister for Natural Resources from 2015
to 2020.
A former executive member of the
People's National Congress Reform, Trotman co-founded the
Alliance For Change (AFC) in 2005 along with
Khemraj Ramjattan
Khemraj Ramjattan (born 12 October 1960) is a Guyanese politician and one of the founders of Alliance for Change.http://parliament.gov.gy/new2/about-parliament/parliamentarian/khemraj-ramjattan
From May 2015 to August 2020, he served as Minis ...
and
Sheila Holder
Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh and Sheelagh) is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name ''Síle'', which is believed to be a Gaelic form of the Latin name Caelia, the feminine form of the Roman clan name Caelius, meani ...
. Officially launched on October 29, 2005, the AFC received 8.3% of the national vote and won 5 of the 65 seats in the
August 2006 elections, becoming the third largest political party in Guyana.
Trotman was initially elected to Parliament in 1998 as a member of the
People's National Congress Reform. Trotman resigned the PNCR on May 27, 2005 but did not resign his Parliamentary seat until 27 December 2005, well after the launch of his new political party.
In the 2006 elections, Trotman was his party's presidential candidate.
References
External links
Alliance For Change Homepage
1966 births
Living people
20th-century Guyanese lawyers
Alliance for Change (Guyana) politicians
People's National Congress (Guyana) politicians
Government ministers of Guyana
Speakers of the National Assembly (Guyana)
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