Peter David (politician)

Charles Peter David (born 1957) is a Grenadian politician. He is the Deputy General Secretary of the New National Party (NNP), (Grenada), a member of the House of Representatives from the Town of Saint George constituency, and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from July 2008 to November 2010. He subsequently served as Minister of Tourism until he resigned from the Cabinet on April 30, 2012.

The Honourable
Charles Peter David
MP
David in 2019
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
25 March 2018
Prime MinisterKeith Mitchell
In office
13 July 2008 – 26 November 2010
Prime MinisterTillman Thomas
Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation & Culture
In office
26 November 2010 – 30 April 2012
Prime MinisterTillman Thomas
Personal details
Born1957 (age 65–66)
Saint George, Grenada
Political partyNew National Party (2012–present)
Other political
affiliations		National Democratic Congress (before 2012)
Alma materEssex University
OccupationAttorney at Law
politician

Political career

David was elected to the House of Representatives as an NDC candidate from the Town of St. George in the November 2003 general election. The New National Party (NNP), the governing party, repeatedly went to court in attempts to prevent David from serving in Parliament, arguing that he is a citizen of Canada and thus ineligible, but these legal efforts by the NNP were rejected.[1]

In the general election held on July 8, 2008, David was re-elected from the Town of St. George.[2] The NDC won a majority of seats in this election, and David became Minister of Tourism and Foreign Affairs in the new NDC Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, which was sworn in on July 13.[3]

David later joined the New National Party (NNP), becoming a government senator following that party's landslide victory in the 2013 general election.[4] After the NNP won another landslide victory in the 2018 election, David was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.[5] Following a cabinet reshuffle two years later, his portfolio switched to Minister for Agriculture and Labour.[6], a position he held until NNP's loss at the polls in June, 2022.[7]

References
  1. "Controversial Grenada opposition candidate signs nomination papers", Caribbean Net News, June 19, 2008.
  2. "New prime minister of Grenada sworn in". Caribbean Net News. 2008-07-10. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  3. Linda Straker, "Seventeen member cabinet appointed in Grenada" Archived 2008-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, CaribWorldNews, July 14, 2008.
  4. "The Foreign Ministry of Grenada". Berlin Global. Berlin Global. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. "Grenada: General Elections Final Report (2018)". Ace Project. Organization of American States. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  6. "Peter David Relegated to Agriculture in Major Cabinet Reshuffle". The New Today. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  7. "Peter David Looking to Succeed Keith Mitchell as Party Leader in Grenada". The Caribbean Camera. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
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