Reginald Austrie Explained

Reginald Victor Austrie
Office1:Deputy Prime Minister of Dominica
Primeminister1:Roosevelt Skerrit
Termstart1:11 April 2018
Termend1:17 December 2019
Preceded1:Ambrose George
Succeeded1:Irving McIntyre
Nationality:Dominica
Party:Dominica Labour Party

Reginald Austrie is a Dominican politician from the Dominica Labour Party.

He was elected to the House of Assembly of Dominica in 1995 from Cottage constituency.[1] He was re-elected in 2000, 2005, 2009[2], 2014, 2019.

In 2000, Austrie was appointed as minister responsibility for small business development. He was minister for communications and works in 2005.[3] In 2005 he was appointed as minister of housing, lands and water.[4] He was minister of housing, lands, settlements and water from 2007 to 2014.[5] Austrie was appointed acting Prime Minister of Dominica for Roosevelt Skerrit for example in 2014.[6] He was appointed minister of housing, lands and water from 2014 to 2018.[7]

Austrie was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Dominica and minister of agriculture in April 2018.[8] He lost the title in a cabinet reshuffle in December 2019[9], and continued as senior minister[10] and minister of housing.

Austrie retired from political arena in 2022. He was awarded Dominica Award of Honour in November 2022.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1995 General Election Results - Electoral Office . www.electoraloffice.gov.dm.
  2. Web site: Workers chose Burton . The Sun.
  3. Web site: News dominica - news and events in Dominica - news magazine for Dominican and friends of Dominica - news stories by Dominica economist Thomson Fontaine . www.thedominican.net.
  4. Web site: Dominica: Cabinet . pdba.georgetown.edu.
  5. Web site: Reginald Victor Austrie 2014 General Election Dominica Elections The Sun . sundominica.com.
  6. Web site: “No Time For Novices”-Acting Prime Minister, Hon. Reginald Austrie . www.news.gov.dm.
  7. Web site: Baptiste . Carlisle Jn . Who will be the next President of Dominica from October 1, 2023 • Nature Isle News . Nature Isle News . 15 March 2023.
  8. Web site: Reginald Austrie named Deputy Prime Minister in Cabinet reshuffle but Skerrit takes his Housing Portfolio . Q95FM . en.
  9. Web site: NEW CABINET OFFICIALLY SWORN IN - GIS Dominica . web.archive.org . 16 August 2022.
  10. Web site: Former named Deputy Prime Minister, and now Senior Minister Reginald Austrie has asked citizens to leave all negativity behind & says any achievement for Dominica is an achievement for all Dominicans . Q95FM . en.

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