Hudson Tannis Explained

Hudson Tannis
Office1:Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Primeminister1:Milton Cato
Term Start1:October 1980
Term End1:July 1984
Successor1:Edward Griffith
Office2:Leader of Saint Vincent Labour Party
Term Start2:January 1985
Term End2:August 1986
Predecessor2:Milton Cato
Successor2:Vincent Beache
Birth Name:Hudson Kemuel Tannis
Birth Date:1928
Death Date:3 August 1986

Hudson Kemuel Tannis[1] was a politician from Saint Vincent, Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and leader of the Saint Vincent Labour Party.

Tannis was born in 1928.[2] He worked as barrister-at-law.[3]

Tannis was a member of Saint Vincent Labour Party. He was first elected as a member of the House of Assembly in 1967.[4]

Tannis held many cabinet positions during Milton Cato administrations. He was minister of communications, works and labour from 1969 to 1970. He was minister of education and health from 1970 to 1972. He was minister of communications and works from 1975 to 1977. He was minister of home affairs and tourism from 1977 to 1978 and from 1979 to 1980. He was minister of external affairs and tourism from 1980 until 1984. He was also accredited as the non-resident ambassador to United States since 1981. Tannis was Deputy Prime Minister from October 1980[5] to July 1984,[6] when Labour Party lost elections

Tannis was elected to succeed retiring Milton Cato as party leader in January 1985.[7] However, he died in a tragic plane accident in on 3 August 1986 on LIAT Flight 319 when returning from Saint Lucia.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: British Caribbean Who, What, why . L.S. Smith. . en . 1969.
  2. Book: Leonard . Thomas M. . Encyclopedia of the Developing World . Routledge . en . 18 October 2013. 978-1-135-20515-7 .
  3. Web site: Remembering LIAT Flight 319 - Searchlight . www.searchlight.vc . 29 July 2005.
  4. Web site: MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 1951 to INDEPENDENCE 1979 to PRESENT . House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. https://web.archive.org/web/20220614020652/https://assembly.gov.vc/assembly/images/PDF/MembersofParliament/Members_of_Parliament_from_Legislative_Council_1951_to_Independence_Updated_62021.pdf . 2022-06-14 .
  5. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sep-Dec 1980. . 2023-08-12 . HathiTrust . 2027/mdp.39015073049424?urlappend=%3Bseq=5 . en.
  6. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1984July-Dec. . 2023-08-12 . HathiTrust . 2027/osu.32435024019879?urlappend=%3Bseq=5 . en.
  7. Book: Lansford . Tom . Political Handbook of the World 2022-2023 . CQ Press . en . 9 June 2023. 978-1-0718-5305-4 .
  8. Web site: Biographical Sketch of Sir Vincent Beache - Searchlight . www.searchlight.vc . 16 August 2019.