Fitzgerald Bramble

The Honourable
Fitzgerald Bramble
MP
Member of Parliament
for East Kingstown
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 November 2020
Preceded byArnhim Eustace
Personal details
Born
Dwight Fitzgerald Bramble

(1967-10-27) 27 October 1967 (age 57)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Association football career
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995-1996 Hotspurs
International career
1992-2004 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dwight Fitzgerald Bramble (born 27 October 1967) is a Vincentian politician, serving as Member of Parliament for East Kingstown since 30 November 2020. He is a former goalkeeper for the national football team.

Early life

Bramble was born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 27 October 1967.[1] He earned a B.A. and an M.A. in Economics from Old Dominion University.[2]

Football

Bramble played for the Old Dominion Monarchs while in university. He was the team's goalkeeping leader in 1983, and a letter winner during 1983-1986.[3]

Bramble played for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team between 1992 and 2004.[4][5] He was goalkeeper for the squad that played in the 1995 Caribbean Cup[6] as well as in the 1996 Gold Cup in the United States.[1] He also took part in 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification and 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.[7] From 1995 to 1996, he played for Hotspurs FC.[8]

Government

Bramble worked at the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, reaching the rank of Senior Projects Officer. In October 2000, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Mission at the Vincentian Embassy to the U.S. By 2005, he became the Director of the Organization of American States office in Suriname,[5] a position he held until 2011.[9] He later moved to Canada. After working as a lecturer at the University of Regina, he was hired as the economic development coordinator of the city of Estevan in 2017.[2][10]

Politics

Bramble was nominated as the New Democratic Party's candidate for East Kingstown in the 2020 general election. He would succeed retiring MP Arnhim Eustace, a former prime minister who had held the seat for the NDP since 1998. Bramble won against the Unity Labour Party's three-time candidate Luke Browne.[9] Bramble and the other members of parliament were sworn in at the first session on 30 November 2020.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "St. Vincent and the Grenadines - F. Bramble". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Horne, Kenville (21 February 2020). "Bramble poised to replace Eustace". thevincentian.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ "2003-04 ODU Monarchs Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). odusports.com.
  4. ^ 8658 at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ^ a b "Bramble to head OAS office in Suriname". Searchlight. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Former national footballers thumb 'togetherness' for 1995 success". www.searchlight.vc. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ Fitzgerald Bramble – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ "Fitzgerald Bramble - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu.
  9. ^ a b King, Bria (20 November 2020). "I believe in bipartisan approach - Bramble". www.searchlight.vc. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  10. ^ Ewen, Danny (16 January 2018). "City of Estevan Welcomes New Economic Development Coordinator". DiscoverEstevan. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  11. ^ Silva, Dayle A (4 December 2020). "Parliamentarians Sworn In" (PDF). The Vincentian. Vol. 114, no. 49. pp. 1, 3.