John Philip Carmichael Explained

John Carmichael
Office1:Minister of Finance
Term Start1:November 1998
Term End1:February 2001
Predecessor1:Themba Masuku
Successor1:Majozi Sithole
Birth Date:1 August 1947
Death Date:2019

John Philip Carmichael was politician, businessman and botanist from Swaziland.

He was born on 1 August 1947.[1] His forefathers settled to Swaziland from Scotland in 1800s. He was the owner and mastermind behind the establishment of Summerfield Botanical Gardens in 1980s.[2]

Carmichael was minister of housing and urban development from 1993 to 1998.[3] He was the minister of finance of Swaziland from November 1998 to February 2001.[4] He was then appointed as minister of education[5] [6] until 2003, when he was appointed as minister of public works and transport. He left the cabinet in 2003.[7]

Carmichael died in 2019.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swaziland Government Gazette, August 22nd., 1986 . Swaziland Government.
  2. Web site: Mngoma . Nosipho . A Swaziland escape like no other .
  3. Web site: Corporation . Swaziland Water Services . 20 Years of Refreshing Drops . Swaziland Water Services Corporation . en . 2014.
  4. Book: Standard Catalog of World Paper Money . 2011 . 978-1-4402-1584-1 . Cuhaj . George S. .
  5. Web site: Publications . Europa . Africa South of the Sahara 2003 . Psychology Press . en . 31 October 2002.
  6. Web site: Times Of Swaziland . www.times.co.sz.
  7. Web site: John Carmichael (Swaziland) . web.archive.org . 22 May 2012.
  8. Web site: Times Of Swaziland . www.times.co.sz.