Ptolemy Reid
Ptolemy Alexander Reid (May 8, 1918[1] in Dartmouth, British Guiana[2] – September 2, 2003) was a Guyanese veterinarian and politician who served as Prime Minister of Guyana from 1980 to 1984.
Ptolemy Reid | |
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2nd Prime Minister of Guyana | |
In office 6 October 1980 – 16 August 1984 | |
President | Forbes Burnham |
Preceded by | Forbes Burnham |
Succeeded by | Desmond Hoyte |
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Born | Dartmouth, British Guiana | 8 May 1918
Died | 2 September 2003 85) East Coast Demerara, Guyana | (aged
Political party | People's National Congress |
Alma mater | Tuskegee University |
Reid studied veterinary medicine at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, but could not find employment in British Guiana,[3] so he moved to England where he became a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and then practiced in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[1] He returned to Guyana in 1958, and became involved in politics in 1960 when he joined the People's National Congress. He ran for office in 1961, hoping to represent the constituency of Pomeroon-Supenaam, but was unsuccessful.[4]
When Forbes Burnham took power in 1964, Reid became a member of Burnham's cabinet, where he served as Deputy Premier and minister of home affairs (1967-?), minister of trade (1967); finance minister (1967–1970);[5] minister of agriculture (1970-1972); and minister of agriculture and national development (1972–1974).[6][4] In 1980, when Burnham resigned as Prime Minister to become President, Reid took his place.
References
- Ptolemy Reid passes on, by Ruel Johnson, at the Guyana Chronicle; published September 4, 2003; archived at Land Of Six Peoples; retrieved November 13, 2016
- Hundreds in Georgetown bid farewell to `the Elder Statesman’, by Linda Rutherford, in the Guyana Chronicle; published September 7, 2003; archived at Land Of Six Peoples; retrieved November 13, 2016
- Former Prime Minister Dr Ptolemy Reid dies, at Stabroek News; published September 7, 2003; archived at Land Of Six Peoples; retrieved November 13, 2016
- Obituary: Ptolemy Reid: The last hard man, at Stabroek News; published September 7, 2003; archived at Land Of Six Peoples; retrieved November 13, 2016
- Bidwell, Robin (October 24, 2018). "Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States 1900-1972". Routledge – via Google Books.
- Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006 Parliament of Guyana
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Forbes Burnham |
Prime Minister of Guyana 1980 – 1984 |
Succeeded by Desmond Hoyte |