Emmanuel Carter

Joseph Emmanuel Carter (18 December 1929 – 21 January 2015) was a Trinidad and Tobago civil servant and politician. He served as President of the Senate between 1990 and 1995.

Career

Carter was born on 18 December 1929 and educated at Queen's Royal College.[1] In 1948 he became a civil servant, first in the Colonial Secretary's Office and from 1954 in the Legislature Department. He retired in 1989 and three months later was appointed Senator. He was elected President of the Senate in March 1990. He was acting President of Trinidad and Tobago in 1990, during which he signed an amnesty declaration related to the Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt.[1]

He died on 21 January 2015 during a family visit in Miami in the United States.[2]

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References
  1. Andre Bagoo Thursday (22 January 2015). "Former Acting President Carter dies at 85". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. "Emmanuel Carter dies in US". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.


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