Derek Jagan Explained

Derek Chunilall Jagan
Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Honorific-Suffix:OR CCH SC JP MP
Birth Date:1930 5, df=y
Birth Place:Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana (present-day East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana)[1]
Death Place:Georgetown, Guyana
Relatives:Cheddi Jagan (brother)
Janet Jagan (sister-in-law)
Cheddi "Joey" Jagan Jr. (nephew)
Office:Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana
Term Start:17 December 1992
Term End:15 October 2000
Predecessor:Sase Narain
Successor:Martin Zephyr
Party:People's Progressive Party
Spouse:Roshenara Gajraj
Occupation:Lawyer, politician

Derek Chunilall Jagan [2] (25 May 1930 – 15 October 2000) was a Guyanese politician and lawyer. He served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana from 1992 to 2000.[3] He died of an apparent heart attack while doing yard work in 2000.[4] He was the younger brother of former Guyanese president Cheddi Jagan.

In the early 1960s, Jagan was monitored by the British government during the Cold War.[5]

Jagan was elected (PPP/C) was elected speaker 17 December 1992. Upon his death, he was replaced by Winslow Martin Zephyr.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 270 PERSONALITIES CARIBBEAN - PDF Free Download. docplayer.net.
  2. https://parliament.gov.gy/documents/resolutions/7154-resolution_52_of__1998-2001.pdf
  3. http://parliament.gov.gy/GUYANA%20PARLIAMENT%20HISTORY%202009-1.pdf
  4. Web site: 16 October 2000. Derek Jagan, speaker of Guyana's parliament, dies. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160518205131/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=20001016&id=vnpaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1x4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3145,70630&hl=en . 2016-05-18 . 2021-01-16. news.google.com. Wilmington Morning Star.
  5. Web site: 2011-08-26. MI5 files light up 1953 events. 2021-01-16. Stabroek News. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2009-06-12. Martin Zephyr passes away. 2021-01-16. Stabroek News. en-US.