Frank Baron (politician) explained
Franklin Andrew Merrifield Baron (19 January 1923 – 9 April 2016) was the first Chief Minister of Dominica.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
When the ministerial system of government was introduced in Dominica in March 1956, Baron was appointed as Minister for Trade and Production. In 1957 he founded the Dominica United People's Party (DUPP).[6]
Baron became the first Chief Minister of Dominica and Minister for Finance in January 1960. When he lost his seat in the 1961 elections, he quit active politics and returned to private business for tourism and real estate.
Baron's daughter Francine Baron is the current Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of Dominica.[7]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Frank Baron dies | Local | The Sun . Sundominica.com . 2016-04-09 . 2016-12-18.
- Web site: A STATEMENT TO ALL DOMINICANS BY FORMER CHIEF MINISTER FRANK BARON | Dominica news online most popular | cakafete . Sakafete.com . 2009-12-03 . 2016-12-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419211357/http://www.sakafete.com/2009/12/03/a-statement-to-all-dominicans-by-former-chief-minister-frank-baron/ . 2017-04-19 . dead .
- Web site: Autobiography of Dominica's First Chief Minister to be Released . Thedominican.net . 2003-07-28 . 2016-12-18.
- Web site: Former Chief Minister the Late Frank Baron Accorded State Funeral | DBS Radio . Listen.dbcradio.net . 2016-12-13 . 2016-12-18 . 2016-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160814235813/http://listen.dbcradio.net/former-chief-minister-the-late-frank-baron-accorded-state-funeral/ . dead .
- Web site: Of Franklin Andrew Merrifield Baron, National Heritage & Heroes – Dominica News Online . Dominicanewsonline.com . 2016-12-18.
- Web site: Dominica’s First Chief Minister Laid to Rest on Saturday, 23rd April - GIS Dominica . news.gov.dm.
- Web site: Archives. CARICOM Today. en-US. 2020-05-18. 2021-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203151/https://today.caricom.org/tag/francine-baron/. dead.