Osbert Potter (born May 8, 1956 in

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) is a British Virgin Islander-American Virgin Islander politician who served as the 11th

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from 2015 to 2019.

Biography

Osbert Potter was the third of eight children born to Margaret and Cecil Potter on the island of

. At the age of 10, he moved to the island of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He would later attend the

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, graduating in 1974. He would continue his education at the

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, graduating cum laude in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, concentrating in Finance. He was a part-time instructor at the University of the Virgin Islands from 1978–1992. He later successfully campaigned for a seat in the

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, being elected to the 20th and 21st Legislature in 1992 and 1994 respectively. During his tenure, he served as Chairman of the Committee of Economic Development, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. Potter joined the

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in 1985 and served for 23 years. In 2004, he was hired to head

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, the only PBS affiliate in the territory.

References

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