Wilfred Andrew Rose
{{Short description|Trinidad and Tobago diplomat and politician (1922–2008)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Wilfred Andrew Rose.png
| office = Member of the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation
| termstart = 1958
| termend = 1962
| predecessor = Office established
| successor = Office disestablished
| constituency = St. Anns
{{collapsed infobox section begin|Diplomatic offices|titlestyle=border:1px dashed lightgrey;}}
| office1 = Ambassador to Brazil
| termstart1 = 1968
| termend1 = 1970
| predecessor1 = Harry Major (as Chargé d’Affaires)
| successor1 = Harry Major
| office2 = High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
| termstart2 = 1964
| termend2 = 1968
| predecessor2 = Learie Constantine
| successor2 = Donald C. Granado
| office3 = High Commissioner to Canada
| termstart3 = 1962
| termend3 = 1964
| predecessor3 = Office established
| successor3 = ?
{{collapsed infobox section end}}
| party = People's National Movement
| birth_date = {{Birth year|1922}}
| birth_place = Trinidad and Tobago
| death_date = {{Death year and age|2008|1922}}
| otherparty = West Indies Federal Labour Party
| spouse = Olga Marcano
| children = 1
| honorific_prefix = The Honourable
| honorific_suffix = MP
}}
Wilfred Andrew Rose (1922–2008) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian diplomat and politician who served in the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962. A member of the People's National Movement, Rose also held several ambassadorial posts, most notably serving as Trinidad and Tobago's Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1964 until 1968.
Biography
Rose was born in 1922 in Trinidad and Tobago, which was then a British colony.{{Cite web |title=Hon. Wilfred Andrew Rose |url=https://archivespace.sta.uwi.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/7996 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=University of the West Indies}}{{Cite web |title=Wilfred Andrew-Rose |url=http://www.caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/biography/bios/andrew_rose_wilfred.asp |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=CaribbeanElections.com}} In the 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election, Rose ran for the Caroni South constituency of the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago as a member of the People's National Movement; however, he was defeated by an ascendant Simbhoonath Capildeo, receiving just 20% of the vote compared to Capildeo's 62%.{{Cite book |last=Figueira |first=Daurius |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0qDltCJlOAYC&dq=%22Wilfred+Andrew+Rose%22&pg=PA21 |title=Simbhoonath Capildeo: Lion of the Legislative Council Father of Hindu Nationalism in Trinidad and Tobago |year=2003 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=978-0-595-28764-2 |location=New York |pages=21 |language=en |access-date=2022-08-31}} In 1958, Rose was elected to the House of Representatives of the West Indies Federation for the St. Anns constituency. While in parliament, Rose served as the Minister of Communications and Works. Rose served in parliament until the Federation's dissolution in 1962.{{Cite web |title=West Indies Federation |url=http://www.caribbeanelections.com/education/integration/federation.asp |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=CaribbeanElections.com}}
Later in 1962, Rose was appointed as the first Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner to Canada, serving until 1964.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g0FBAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Wilfred+Andrew+Rose%22 |title=Canadian Representatives Abroad and Representatives in Canada of the British Commonwealth and Foreign Governments |publisher=Canadian Department of External Affairs |year=1964 |location=Ottawa |pages=173 |language=en |access-date=2022-08-31}} From 1964 until 1968, he served as the Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.{{Cite book |url=https://foreign.gov.tt/documents/480/London_Mission_Vol_71_Sept_2017_-online.pdf |title=LONDON MISSION |publisher=Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs |year=2017 |volume=71 |location=Port of Spain |pages=5 |access-date=2022-08-31}} In 1968, Rose was appointed as the first Ambassador to Brazil, serving until 1970.{{Cite web |title=Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil |url=https://foreign.gov.tt/missions-consuls/tt-missions-abroad/diplomatic-missions/embassy-brasilia-brazil/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs |language=en}} Rose would later also serve as the head of mission to the European Economic Commission and the United Nations.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mk_us0GvpuoC&q=%22Wilfred+Andrew+Rose%22 |title=Record of Proceedings |publisher=International Labour Office |year=1964 |pages=41 |language=en |access-date=2022-08-31}}
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