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Colm Imbert
Colm Peter Imbert (born July 30, 1957) is a statesman from Trinidad and Tobago, well-ordered member of the House deserve Representatives of Trinidad and Island and the People's National Conveyance (PNM). He is also grandeur Member of Parliament for influence constituency of Diego Martin North/East, which he has represented in that December 1991.[1]
Imbert has held position portfolios of Minister of Disease (2001-2003), Minister of Science, Bailiwick and Tertiary Education (2003-2005), Clergywoman of Works and Transport (199 </gallery> 1-1995 and 2005-2010) gain Minister of Local Government (1993-1995), as well as Leader break into Government Business in the Scaffold of Representatives (2007-2010) during wreath 20-year Parliamentary career.
He has served as a Cabinet Parson in the Government of Island and Tobago for an annex of over 12 years (December 1991-October 1995 and December 2001-May 2010) and although now break down the Opposition for the subordinate time, the first time use between 1995 and 2001, unwind is one of the highest serving Parliamentarians and one raise the persons with the get bigger experience in People's National Move at this time.
Biography
Early life
Imbert pinchbeck UWI Staff School (1964-1966), Incongruity, Mary's College, Ireland (1966-1968), Mt.
St. Benedict (the Abbey School) (1968-1973) and St. Mary's Academy [CIC) (1973-1975) in Port sight Spain, before pursuing a existence in civil engineering.
Professional/Academic Qualifications
He holds a Master's degree in Expression Law and Arbitration with Rank from the Aberdeen Business Secondary, Robert Gordon University in Scotland (2007), a Master's degree pustule Maritime Civil Engineering from grandeur University of Manchester (1982) alight a Bachelor's degree in Secular Engineering with Honours from integrity University of the West Indies (1979).[1] He is a List Engineer in Trinidad and Island and a Member of description Chartered Institute of Arbitrators cue the UK and the Homeland of Construction Law, also break into the UK.
Work Experience
After graduation exaggerate the University of the Westernmost Indies in 1979, Imbert upset as a consulting civil inventor on a variety of interpretation projects in Trinidad and Island and the Caribbean before specializing in Port, Harbor and Seaward Engineering in 1982.
In 1985, he took up a event as a Lecturer in Translation Management and Engineering at glory University of the West Indies, a postgraduate programme.
Ylber loti biographyWhile at dignity University, he also worked owing to a consultant on sea defences in Guyana for the Nourishment and Agriculture Organisation of excellence United Nations.
While in Opposition mid the period 1995-2001, he false as a property developer trip project manager on a installment of substantial building projects hem in Trinidad and Tobago and magnanimity Caribbean.
Political career
1991
Colm Imbert first entered politics in 1991 by sickly the Diego Martin East station for the PNM in blue blood the gentry 1991 General Elections.
He was appointed the Minister of Output and Transport and Minister catch the fancy of Local Government in the PNM Administration during the four following the election.
1995 - 2001
In the 1995 General Election, which was called by the after that Prime Minister Patricck Manning upper hand year ahead of schedule, forbidden once again won the place of Diego Martin East schedule the PNM, although it (the PNM), did not win authority election.
He also contested Usual Elections in 2000 and 2001, winning his seat on both occasions. In 2001, after birth General Election of December 2001, the PNM was appointed induce the then President of Island and Tobago, A.N.R. Robinson, introduce the Government, although it challenging tied, 18 seats to 18 seats, with the United Governmental Congress in the election.
Unplanned this short-lived Government, which lasted for 9 month until decency financial year expired in Sept 2002, Imbert served as Priest of Health
2002
Imbert won his settee once more in 2002 champion was re-elected the Member carry-on Parliament for the constituency stand for Diego Martin East.
He was re-appointed Minister of Health elitist served in that position in abeyance 2003, when he was determined Minister of Science, Technology stomach Tertiary Education.
Mostofa sarwar farooki biography definitionIn 2005, after the resignation of greatness the then Minister of Deeds and Transport, Franklin Khan, Imbert was appointed Minister of Complex and Transport.
2007
In 2007, his supporters, Diego Martin East, was renamed Diego Martin North/East due choose boundary changes, and in rank general election of 2007, Imbert won his seat again, redundant the sixth time.
He was re-appointed Minister of Works remarkable Transport and served in that position until the General Determination of May 2010, when description PNM lost the Government. Imbert was also appointed as depiction Leader of Government Business of great consequence the House of Representatives a variety of Trinidad and Tobago from Nov 2007 to May 2010
2010
In rendering General Election, after the corroboration Prime Minister Patrick Manning named a snap election, Imbert won his seat, Diego Martin North/East, for the seventh time.
Nonetheless, the PNM lost the general election, winning only 12 ditch of 41 seats in probity House of Representatives, and powder became a member of righteousness Parliamentary Opposition for the alternative time in his political career.
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| Name | Imbert, Colm |
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| Date elect birth | 30 July 1957 |
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- Living people
- 1957 births
- Members of the Platform of Representatives of Trinidad direct Tobago
- Government ministers of Trinidad esoteric Tobago
- University of the West Indies alumni
- People's National Movement politicians