Pt. Reepu Daman Persaud (c. 1936, 6 April 2013)
was a
Guyanese politician and
Hindu
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pandit
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from the
People's Progressive Party/Civic
The People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is a democratic socialist, left-wing populist political party in Guyana. As of 2020, the party holds 33 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly and forms the government. It has been the ruling party ...
.
He was elected to the Parliament consecutively from 1964 to 2006. He served a member of cabinet between 1992 and 2001 as
Minister of Agriculture
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and between 1997 and 2001 as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs as well. He was also twice appointed as the
Second Vice President of Guyana - from March to December 1997, and from August 1999 to December 2011.
References
External links
Hindus of South AmericaHinduism Today - January 2000
1936 births
2013 deaths
Indo-Guyanese people
People's Progressive Party (Guyana) politicians
Vice presidents of Guyana
Guyanese Hindus
Government ministers of Guyana
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