Robert M. Persaud | |
Birth Name: | Robert Montgomery Persaud |
Birth Date: | 9 May 1974 |
Birth Place: | Berbice, Guyana |
Office1: | Foreign Secretary |
Term Start1: | 17 August 2020 |
Predecessor1: | Carl Barrington Greenidge |
President1: | Irfaan Ali |
Office2: | Minister of Agriculture |
Term Start2: | 2006 |
Term End2: | 2015 |
Predecessor2: | Navindranauth Omanand Chandarpal |
Successor2: | Noel Holder |
Party: | People's Progressive Party |
Nationality: | Guyanese |
Occupation: | Foreign Secretary |
Known For: | Former Minister of Government |
Robert Montgomery Persaud (born 9 May 1974 in Berbice, Guyana) is the Foreign Secretary of Guyana as of 17 August 2020,[1] and a former government minister.
Persaud graduated Master in Business Administration from the University of West Indies in 2005.[1]
In 1993, he began his career as editor for the Mirror Newspaper.[2] In 1999, he was appointed Presidential Advisor.[1] In 2001, Persaud served in the Cabinet of the Ministry of Natural Resources.[1] From 2006 to 2011, he was served as Minister of Agriculture[3]
From 2011 until 2015, Persaud served as Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment.[4]
On 17 August 2020, he was appointed Foreign Secretary.