Frederick Osborne George Symes was a Dominican civil servant who served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica during United Workers Party administration from 1995 to 2000.[1]
Osborne Symes | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica | |
| In office 3 August 1995 – 16 April 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Edison James |
| Preceded by | Neva Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Alix Boyd Knights |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Osborne George Symes 31 August 1937 |
| Died | 12 March 2013 |
Symes was born in Roseau on 31 August 1937.[2] He worked as an accountant by profession[2] and served in the treasury department of Ministry of Finance of Dominica. He also acted as cabinet secretary on occasion.[1] He retired from the public service in 1993.[1] In 1995, Symes was approached by the UWP to be nominated as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica, and he accepted the nomination.[1] He was replaced following UWP loss in the 2000 elections. He worked for eight years as a director in National Bank of Dominica.[3]
Symes died of heart failure on 12 March 2013.[1] He received a state funeral.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Ossie Symes - career civil servant and House Speaker". Dominica News Online. 19 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Personalities Caribbean". Personalities Limited. 1977.
- ^ "ANNUAL REPORT - STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS for the year ended 30th June 2004" (PDF). National Bank of Dominica.
- ^ "Ossie Symes laid to rest". The Sun.
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