Godwin Friday
{{short description|Leader of the opposition, for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (born 1959)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = Godwin Friday
| honorific-suffix = MP
| logo =
| caption = Friday in 2019
| order = Leader of the Opposition of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
| monarch = Elizabeth II
Charles III
| governor-general = Frederick Ballantyne
Susan Dougan
| primeminister = Ralph Gonsalves
| term_start = 18 November 2016{{Cite web|url=http://caribbeannewsservice.com/now/st-vincent-opposition-party-selects-new-leader/|title = St Vincent Opposition Party Selects New Leader|date = 18 November 2016}}
| term_end =
| predecessor = Arnhim Eustace
| successor =
| office1 = Leader of the New Democratic Party
| term_start1 = 18 November 2016
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Arnhim Eustace
| office2 = Member of Parliament
for the Northern Grenadines
| term_start2 = 28 March 2001
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|9|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bequia, British Windward Islands (present day Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = New Democratic Party
| spouse =
| website = http://ndpsvg.com
| alma_mater = University of Waterloo
Queen's University
| image = Godwin Friday 2019.jpg
}}
Godwin Elliot Loraine Friday{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.vc/images/pdf_documents/2020-Elections-Candidates.pdf|title=2020 Elections Candidates|publisher=Electoral Office}} (born 28 September 1959); is a Vincentian politician. Friday is the leader of the opposition of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Member of Parliament for the Northern Grenadines, and President of the New Democratic Party.
In the 28 March 2001 general election, Friday was elected to the House of Assembly for the Northern Grenadines constituency. He retained his seat in the 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020 elections.{{cite web|url=http://www.caribbeanelections.com/vc/elections/vc_results_2015.asp|title=St. Vincent and the Grenadines General Election Results 2015|access-date=2017-01-21|archive-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001315/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/vc/elections/vc_results_2015.asp|url-status=dead}}
Education
Friday earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from the University of Waterloo, and a Bachelor of Laws from Queen's University in Canada. He graduated with a Master's degree in history from Waterloo in 1985.{{Cite book|last=Friday|first=Godwin E. L.|url=https://ocul-wtl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_WTL/5ob3ju/alma991673253505162|title=Islands in the stream: the development of a machinery for the conduct of external affairs in the Bahamas and Bahamian foreign policy 1973-1985.|publisher=University of Waterloo|year=1985|location=Waterloo, Ontario|type=MA|oclc=1086689041}} In 1989, he graduated with a Doctorate in political studies from Queens.{{Cite book|last=Friday|first=Godwin E. L.|url=https://ocul-qu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_QU/1m1jubc/alma997837943405158|title=A political economy of 'State Capitalism' in Trinidad and Tobago : social struggles and the development process|publisher=Queen's University|year=1989|location=Kingston, Ontario|type=PhD|oclc=933179447}}
Career
In 2016 Arnhim Eustace, the party leader and opposition leader of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, resigned, which left Friday with the position as party leader and leader of the opposition.{{cite web|url=http://www.ndpsvg.org/shadow-cabinet/dr-the-honourable-godwin-l-friday|title=Dr. the Honourable Godwin L. Friday|publisher=New Democratic Party|access-date=2017-08-16|archive-date=2020-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130161919/https://ndpsvg.org/shadow-cabinet/dr-the-honourable-godwin-l-friday|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iwnsvg.com/2016/11/17/friday-to-be-sworn-in-as-opposition-leader/|title=Friday to be sworn in as Opposition Leader|date=17 November 2016|publisher=iWitness News}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iwnsvg.com/2017/08/10/pm-planning-snap-elections-before-petitions-hearing/|title=PM planning snap elections before petitions hearing?|date=10 August 2017|publisher=iWitness News}}
Publications
- Islands in the Stream: The development of a machinery for the conduct of external affairs in the Bahamas and Bahamian foreign policy, 1973-1985 (MA Thesis, 1985)
- The Caribbean Basin Initiative and industrial development in Trinidad and Tobago (1989){{Cite book|last=Friday|first=Godwin E. L.|title=The Caribbean Basin Initiative and industrial development in Trinidad and Tobago|publisher=Group for the Study of National and International Development, Queen's University|year=1989|series=Donner Canadian Foundation Project on Sovereignty and Security|location=Kingston, Ontario|oclc=25148232}}
- A Political Economy of 'State Capitalism' in Trinidad and Tobago: social struggles and the development process (PhD Thesis, 1989)
References
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External links
- [http://www.ndpsvg.org New Democratic Party home page]
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Category:New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) politicians
Category:Members of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines