Wilfred Andrew Rose Explained

Office:Member of the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation
Termstart:1958
Termend:1962
Predecessor:Office established
Successor: Office disestablished
Constituency:St. Anns
Office1:Ambassador to Brazil
Termstart1:1968
Termend1:1970
Predecessor1:Harry Major (as Chargé d’Affaires)
Successor1:Harry Major
Office2:High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Termstart2:1964
Termend2:1968
Predecessor2:Learie Constantine
Successor2:Donald C. Granado
Office3:High Commissioner to Canada
Termstart3:1962
Termend3:1964
Predecessor3:Office established
Successor3:?
Party:People's National Movement
Birth Place:Trinidad and Tobago
Otherparty:West Indies Federal Labour Party
Spouse:Olga Marcano
Children:1
Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Honorific Suffix:MP

Wilfred Andrew Rose (1922–2008) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian diplomat and politician who served in the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962. A member of the People's National Movement, Rose also held several ambassadorial posts, most notably serving as Trinidad and Tobago's Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1964 until 1968.

Biography

Rose was born in 1922 in Trinidad and Tobago, which was then a British colony.[1] [2] In the 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election, Rose ran for the Caroni South constituency of the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago as a member of the People's National Movement; however, he was defeated by an ascendant Simbhoonath Capildeo, receiving just 20% of the vote compared to Capildeo's 62%.[3] In 1958, Rose was elected to the House of Representatives of the West Indies Federation for the St. Anns constituency. While in parliament, Rose served as the Minister of Communications and Works. Rose served in parliament until the Federation's dissolution in 1962.[2] [4]

Later in 1962, Rose was appointed as the first Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner to Canada, serving until 1964.[5] From 1964 until 1968, he served as the Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[6] In 1968, Rose was appointed as the first Ambassador to Brazil, serving until 1970.[7] Rose would later also serve as the head of mission to the European Economic Commission and the United Nations.[2] [8]

Rose died in 2008.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Wilfred Andrew Rose . 2022-08-31 . University of the West Indies.
  2. Web site: Wilfred Andrew-Rose . 2022-08-31 . CaribbeanElections.com.
  3. Book: Figueira, Daurius . Simbhoonath Capildeo: Lion of the Legislative Council Father of Hindu Nationalism in Trinidad and Tobago . 2003 . iUniverse . 978-0-595-28764-2 . New York . 21 . en . 2022-08-31.
  4. Web site: West Indies Federation . 2022-08-31 . CaribbeanElections.com.
  5. Book: Canadian Representatives Abroad and Representatives in Canada of the British Commonwealth and Foreign Governments . . 1964 . Ottawa . 173 . en . 2022-08-31.
  6. Book: LONDON MISSION . . 2017 . 71 . Port of Spain . 5 . 2022-08-31.
  7. Web site: Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil . 2022-08-31 . . en.
  8. Book: Record of Proceedings . . 1964 . 41 . en . 2022-08-31.