Carl Greenidge
Greenidge in 2018
Vice President of Guyana
In office
May 2015  April 2019
PresidentDavid A. Granger
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
May 2015  April 2019
Preceded byCarolyn Rodrigues
Succeeded byKaren Cummings
Minister of Finance[1]
In office
1983–1992
Preceded byHugh Desmond Hoyte
Succeeded byAsgar Ally
Personal details
Born
Carl Barrington Greenidge

(1949-03-03) March 3, 1949
New Amsterdam, British Guiana
NationalityGuyanese
Political partyPeople's National Congress
OccupationPolitician

Carl Barrington Greenidge (born March 3, 1949) is a Guyanese politician from People's National Congress.[2][3] From May 2015 to April 2019, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and one of the vice presidents in the cabinet of David A. Granger.[4]

Biography

Greenidge was born in New Amsterdam.[2] He has bachelor's degree in economics from University of Exeter; a MA and MPhil in Economics from the University of London. Greenridge served as Minister of Finance from 1983 to 1992 in the cabinet of Forbes Burnham.[5]

In May 2015, Greenidge was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and one of the vice presidents in the cabinet of David A. Granger[4] During his tenure, he handled the border issue with Venezuela at the International Court of Justice.[6] In 2019, Greenidge was forced to resign when the Caribbean Court of Justice ruled that people with dual citizenship were not eligible to be members of the National Assembly.[7] Greenidge, who also held British citizenship at time, was replaced by Karen Cummings.[8] Hugh Todd, the Minister of Foreign Affairs as of 2020, retained Greenidge on the team for the border issue while the case is ongoing.[6]

References

  1. Frank A. Narain. "HISTORICAL INFORMATION EVENTS & DATES ON THE PARLIAMENT OF GUYANA from 1718 to 2006" (PDF). Parliament of Guyana. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Profiles of Cabinet Ministers". 24 May 2015.
  3. "Hon. Carl B. Greenidge | Parliament of Guyana". Parliament.gov.gy. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  4. 1 2 "Bio" (PDF). guyanaembassy-kuwait.com.
  5. Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006 Parliament of Guyana
  6. 1 2 "Greenidge retained by PPP/C govt for Guyana/Venezuela border controversy case". iNews Guyana. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. "Key foreign posts announced". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. "Greenidge no longer with foreign ministry". Stabroek News. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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