Grace Duncan
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Grace M. Duncan is Grenadian businesswoman, politician, former cabinet minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Grenada.
Grace Duncan | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Grenada | |
| In office September 1995 – July 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Mitchell |
| Preceded by | Ben Jones |
| Succeeded by | Gregory Bowen |
| Personal details | |
| Party | New National Party Grenada United Labour Party |
Duncan was an elected member of the House of Representatives of Grenada from 1984 to 1990[1] from New National Party (NNP). She was Minister of Women's Affairs in the NNP government[2]
Duncan was elected again as a member of House of Representatives of Grenada from 1995 to 1999[1] from St. John constituency.[3] She was in the cabinet of Keith Mitchell. She held the portfolios of Minister of Health, Minister of Tourism, Minister of Public Works, Minister of Communications and Civil Aviation.[1] Additionally she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Grenada in September 1995.[4]
On 16 July 1997 she was fired by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell due to "vulgar attacks she made against the office of the Prime Minister".[5] In 1998 she and minister Raphael Fletcher resigned from the ruling party. She joined Grenada United Labour Party (GULP).[6]
