Lenox Shuman
{{Short description|Guyanese politician (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lenox Shuman
| birth_date = {{b-da|13 September 1973}}
| birth_place = St. Cuthbert's Mission, Guyana
| honorific_prefix = The Honourable
| office = Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana
| termstart = 2 September 2020
| image = LenoxShumanCropped.jpeg
| office2 = Member of the National Assembly
| termstart2 = 2 September 2020
| termend2 = 31 March 2023
| termend = 31 March 2023
| successor = Asha Kissoon
| predecessor = Deborah Backer
}}
Lenox Ron O'Dell Shuman{{Cite journal|date=20 August 2020|title=General Election National Top-Up Declaration of Results|url=https://officialgazette.gov.gy/images/gazette2020/aug/Extra_20AUGUST2020RecOrd60.pdf|journal=The Official Gazette of Guyana|pages=1506–1509}} (born 13 September 1973){{Cite web|date=2020-08-07|title=Guyana: Lenox Shuman of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) for Parliament|url=https://guyaneseonline.net/2020/08/07/guyana-lenox-shuman-of-the-liberty-and-justice-party-ljp-for-parliament/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923203736/https://guyaneseonline.net/2020/08/07/guyana-lenox-shuman-of-the-liberty-and-justice-party-ljp-for-parliament/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=23 September 2020|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Guyanese Online|language=en}} is a former Guyanese politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana and Member of Parliament from 2 September 2020 to 31 March 2023. He is also the founder of the Liberty and Justice Party.{{cite news|url=https://www.inewsguyana.com/vice-president-of-national-toshaos-council-to-run-for-president-in-2020/ |title=Vice President of National Toshaos Council to run for President in 2020|website=iNewsGuyana|date=19 June 2018|access-date=26 November 2021}}
On 2 September 2020, Shuman became the first Indigenous-Guyanese to become Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.{{cite news|url=https://dpi.gov.gy/manzoor-nadir-elected-speaker-of-12th-parliament/ |title=Manzoor Nadir elected Speaker of 12th Parliament|website=Department of Public Information|access-date=26 November 2021}}
Background
Shuman was born on 13 September 1973. His mother was of mixed race, and his father descended from a long line of Lokono chiefs.{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2020 |title=First indigenous Deputy Speaker elected in Guyana |url=https://www.nycaribnews.com/articles/guyana-creates-history-with-first-indigenous-deputy-speaker/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=New York Carib News -}} In 1990, the family emigrated to Canada. He graduated from Confederation College in business and obtained a pilot licence. Before entering the world of politics, Shuman was a Canadian citizen working as a pilot for Sunwing Airlines. In 2009, he married Amanda Van Herten.
In 2009, Shuman returned to Guyana, and was elected toshao (village chief) for St. Cuthbert's Mission in 2015. The same year, he was elected vice-chairman of the National Toshaos Council. In 2019, the courts ruled that members of the National Assembly had to have Guyanese citizenship only,{{cite news|url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2020/08/18/438003/ |title=Key foreign posts announced|website=Guyana Chronicle|access-date=26 November 2021}} therefore Shuman relinquished his Canadian citizenship, to form the Liberty and Justice Party and run for president in the March 2020 Guyanese general election.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-04|title=Shuman submits proof he is no longer Canadian citizen - Clerk|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2020/09/04/news/guyana/shuman-submits-proof-he-is-no-longer-canadian-citizen-clerk/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
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- [https://parliament.gov.gy/about-parliament/parliamentarian/hon.-lenox-r.-odell-shuman Parliament Profile]
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Category:20th-century Guyanese politicians
Category:Members of the National Assembly (Guyana)