Emile Gumbs
Anguillan Head of Government (1926–2016)
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Sir Emile Gumbs (18 March 1928 – 10 May 2018)[1][2] was a politician from Anguilla. He served as the island territory's Chief Minister from 1 February 1977 to May 1980 and again from 12 March 1984 to 16 March 1994.[3]
Sir Emile Gumbs | |
|---|---|
| Chief Minister of Anguilla | |
| In office 12 March 1984 – 16 March 1994 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Alastair Turner Baillie Geoffrey Owen Whittaker Brian George John Canty Alan William Shave |
| Succeeded by | Hubert Hughes |
| In office 1 February 1977 – 1 May 1980 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Ronald Webster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emile Rudolph Gumbs 18 March 1928 Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis |
| Died | 10 May 2018 (aged 90) |
| Party | Anguilla National Alliance |
He was the only person from Anguilla to have been knighted, having been made a Knight Bachelor in the 1994 New Year Honours. Emile Gumbs died on 10 May 2018 at the age of 90.[citation needed]
