Crispin Sorhaindo
Crispin Sorhaindo | |
|---|---|
President of Dominica | |
| In office 25 October 1993 – 5 October 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Eugenia Charles Edison James |
| Preceded by | Clarence Seignoret |
| Succeeded by | Vernon Shaw |
| Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica | |
| In office 16 September 1989 – 24 October 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Eugenia Charles |
| Preceded by | Marie Davis Pierre |
| Succeeded by | Neva Edwards |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1931 Vieille Case |
| Died | 10 January 2010 |
Crispin Anselm Sorhaindo
Early life
Sorhaindo was born in 1931 in the village of Vieille Case. He attended the Vieille Case Government School, where his father served as the principal, and subsequently attended the Dominica Grammar School. After some years in the public service, he was sent to study abroad at the Overseas Service Course at Trinity College, Oxford, in 1956 and 1957, as well as the Royal Institute of Public Administration in 1963 and 1964, where he undertook the Public Finance Course.
Political career
From 1950 until 1973, Sorhaindo served in several public service posts including Clerk of the Executive and Legislative Councils, which preceded the establishment of the House of Assembly. He also served as the chief establishment officer, principal secretary, Ministry of Finance, and financial secretary.
In 1963, Sorhaindo served as the secretary of the Civil Service Commission on the Proposed East Caribbean Federation. There, he hoped to form a nation of "the little eight" that remained out of the collapsed West Indies Federation (1958–1962). In 1966, he served as a delegate to the London conference that designated Dominica as a self-governing Associated State of Britain until independence in 1978.
Sorhaindo was a committed regionalist and was instrumental in various occasions during Caribbean integration. He represented Dominica at the early conferences leading to the establishment of the
Sorhaindo worked with the Caribbean Development Bank based in Barbados from 1973 until 1988. He served in various capacities, including as bank secretary, director and vice-president during his time at the bank.
Upon his return to Dominica in 1988, he accepted the position of Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica. He served from 1989 until 1993, when he was elected as president. He served a single term which ended in 1998.[1]
Post-presidential career
Sorhaindo was a devout
Death
Sorhaindo died on 10 January 2010 following a long battle with cancer. He was survived by his wife, the former Ruby Allport, and their six children.[2]
References
- ^ "Biography - Office of the President".
- ^ "Former head of state dies", Dominica News Online, 11 January 2010.
- "Biography", Office of the President.
