Godwin Friday

The Honourable
Godwin Friday
MP
Friday in 2019
Leader of the Opposition of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 November 2016[1]
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Governors‑GeneralFrederick Ballantyne
Susan Dougan
Prime MinisterRalph Gonsalves
Preceded byArnhim Eustace
Leader of the New Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 November 2016
Preceded byArnhim Eustace
Member of Parliament
for the Northern Grenadines
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 March 2001
Personal details
Born (1959-09-28) 28 September 1959 (age 65)
Bequia, British Windward Islands (present day Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Waterloo
Queen's University
Websitehttp://ndpsvg.com

Godwin Elliot Loraine Friday[2] (born 28 September 1959); is a Vincentian politician. Friday is the leader of the opposition of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Member of Parliament for the Northern Grenadines, and President of the New Democratic Party.

In the 28 March 2001 general election, Friday was elected to the House of Assembly for the Northern Grenadines constituency. He retained his seat in the 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020 elections.[3]

Education

Friday earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from the University of Waterloo, and a Bachelor of Laws from Queen's University in Canada.[4] He graduated with a Master's degree in history from Waterloo in 1985.[5] In 1989, he graduated with a Doctorate in political studies from Queens.[6]

Career

In 2016 Arnhim Eustace, the party leader and opposition leader of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, resigned, which left Friday with the position as party leader and leader of the opposition.[7][4][8]

Publications

  • Islands in the Stream: The development of a machinery for the conduct of external affairs in the Bahamas and Bahamian foreign policy, 1973-1985 (MA Thesis, 1985)[5]
  • The Caribbean Basin Initiative and industrial development in Trinidad and Tobago (1989)[9]
  • A Political Economy of 'State Capitalism' in Trinidad and Tobago: social struggles and the development process (PhD Thesis, 1989)[6]

References

  1. ^ "St Vincent Opposition Party Selects New Leader". 18 November 2016.
  2. ^ "2020 Elections Candidates" (PDF). Electoral Office.
  3. ^ "St. Vincent and the Grenadines General Election Results 2015". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  4. ^ a b "Friday to be sworn in as Opposition Leader". iWitness News. 17 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b Friday, Godwin E. L. (1985). Islands in the stream: the development of a machinery for the conduct of external affairs in the Bahamas and Bahamian foreign policy 1973-1985 (MA). Waterloo, Ontario: University of Waterloo. OCLC 1086689041.
  6. ^ a b Friday, Godwin E. L. (1989). A political economy of 'State Capitalism' in Trinidad and Tobago : social struggles and the development process (PhD). Kingston, Ontario: Queen's University. OCLC 933179447.
  7. ^ "Dr. the Honourable Godwin L. Friday". New Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  8. ^ "PM planning snap elections before petitions hearing?". iWitness News. 10 August 2017.
  9. ^ Friday, Godwin E. L. (1989). The Caribbean Basin Initiative and industrial development in Trinidad and Tobago. Donner Canadian Foundation Project on Sovereignty and Security. Kingston, Ontario: Group for the Study of National and International Development, Queen's University. OCLC 25148232.