Anthony Moise

{{Short description|Dominican politician}}

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| name = Anthony Moise

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| office = Deputy Prime Minister of Dominica

| primeminister = Eugenia Charles

| termstart = July 1980

| termend = 1985

| preceded = Michael Douglas

| succeeded = Charles Maynard

| nationality = Dominica

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| party = Dominica Freedom Party

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Anthony Moise was a Dominican politician and cabinet minister from Dominica Freedom Party.{{cite web |last1=Clements |first1=John |title=The United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Nations, a Directory of Governments |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSYkAQAAIAAJ |publisher=Political Research. |language=en |date=1979}}

Moise was 74 years old in August 1980, so he was born about 1905–1907. He was a farmer and builder from the southern village of Soufrière.{{cite book |last1=Higbie |first1=Janet |title=Eugenia: The Caribbean's Iron Lady |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h2oYAAAAYAAJ |publisher=Macmillan Caribbean |language=en |date=1993|isbn=978-0-333-57235-1 }}

Moise was first elected to the Legislative Council of Dominica in 1961 as an independent and 1966 as a Dominica United People's Party candidate.{{cite web |last1=Emmanuel |first1=Patrick |title=General Elections in the Eastern Caribbean: A Handbook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cj8vAAAAYAAJ |publisher=Institute of Social and Economic Research (Eastern Caribbean), University of the West Indies |language=en |date=1979}} He was one of the founders of Dominica Freedom Party in 1968.{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Robert A. |title=A Resource Guide to Dominica, 1493-1986 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=huAmAQAAIAAJ |publisher=Human Relations Area Files |language=en |date=1987}} He was elected to the House of Assembly in 1970 under the banner of Dominica Freedom Party.{{cite web |title=1970 General Election Results - Electoral Office |url=https://electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/69-1970-general-election-results |website=electoraloffice.gov.dm}} In 1975{{cite web |title=1975 General Election Results - Electoral Office |url=https://electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/68-1975-general-election-results |website=electoraloffice.gov.dm}} and 1980{{cite web |title=1980 General Election Results - Electoral Office |url=https://electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/67-1980-general-election-results |website=electoraloffice.gov.dm}} he was re-elected from Soufrière constituency.{{cite web |title=Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 |url=https://aad.archives.gov/aad/createpdf?rid=175795&dt=2776&dl=2169 |publisher=US Department of State}} Moise was appointed as the Leader of the Opposition from 1970{{cite web |title=Official Records |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fIEczCA_r5EC |publisher=UN |language=en |date=1974}} until April 1975 when he was replaced by Eugenia Charles.{{cite web |last1=Honychurch |first1=Lennox |title=Dame Mary Eugenia Charles: the first woman Prime Minister |url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/human-interest/dame-mary-eugenia-charles-the-first-woman-prime-minister/ |website=dominicanewsonline.com/ |date=15 May 2012 |publisher=Dominica News Online}}

When Eugenia Charles became Prime Minister of Dominica, Moise was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister in July 1980.{{cite web |title=Latinnews Archive - Caribbean & Central America - 22 August 1980 |url=https://www.latinnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=49&archive=16009 |website=www.latinnews.com |publisher=Latinnews}} He served until 1985, when he stood down and was succeeded in Soufrière constituency by Charles Maynard.{{cite web |title=His Excellency Charles Maynard: A brief overview |url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/human-interest/his-excellency-charles-maynard-a-brief-overview/ |website=Dominica News Online |date=8 May 2012}}