Robert Montgomery Persaud (born 9 May 1974 in Berbice,
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
) is the
Foreign Secretary of Guyana as of 17 August 2020,
and a former government minister.
Biography
Persaud graduated Master in Business Administration from the
University of West Indies
The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 17 English-speaking countries and territories in th ...
in 2005.
In 1993, he began his career as editor for the Mirror Newspaper. In 1999, he was appointed Presidential Advisor.
In 2001, Persaud served in the Cabinet of the Ministry of Natural Resources.
From 2006 to 2011, he was served as
Minister of Agriculture
An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...
From 2011 until 2015, Persaud served as Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment.
On 17 August 2020, he was appointed Foreign Secretary.
References
Living people
1974 births
Government ministers of Guyana
Guyanese politicians
Guyanese politicians of Indian descent
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