Reepu Daman Persaud
Guyanese politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pt. Reepu Daman Persaud (c. 1936, 6 April 2013)[1] was a Guyanese politician from the People's Progressive Party/Civic.
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Reepu Daman Persaud | |
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Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 1992–2001 | |
Preceded by | Robert Corbin |
Succeeded by | Navindranauth Omanand Chandarpal |
Personal details | |
Born | 1936 British Guiana |
Died | 6 April 2013(2013-04-06) (aged 76–77) Georgetown, Guyana |
Nationality | Guyanese |
Political party | People's Progressive Party/Civic |
Children | Vindhya Persaud |
Occupation | Politicians |
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He was elected to the Parliament consecutively from 1964 to 2006. He served a member of cabinet between 1992 and 2001 as Minister of Agriculture and between 1997 and 2001 as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs as well. He was also twice appointed as the Second Vice President of Guyana - from March to December 1997, and from August 1999 to December 2011.[2]