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Roosevelt Skerrit (born June 8 , 1972 ) is the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth Of Dominica as well the Member Of Parliament for the Vieille Case constituency. In addition to being Prime Minister, he holds the ministerial portfolios of Finance, Planning, National Security and Overseas Nationals. Regionally, he is the Chairman of the OECS and Caricom Lead Head of Government with respect to Free Movement as part of the implementation of the CSME . Skerrit is an alumnus of the (DFP), the Young Freedom Movement, but became a member of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) when he returned to Dominica from college. He was an English lecturer at the Clifton-Dupigny Community College until he was elected to parliament for the Vieille Case constituency in the February 2000 elections. He initially served as Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, and upon the death of in the world. In April 2004 Skerrit established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic Of China , severing relations with the Republic Of China (Taiwan). "Country profile: Dominica" , BBC, December 9, 2006. As part of the move Beijing agreed to give the country an aid package of over US$100,000,000. In the 2005 General Elections he retained his seat by an even wider margin and his party gained one seat in the Parliament. His party won 12 seats in the parliament and 52% of the popular vote. "Dominica Election 2005 Official Results" , Dominica Elections, May 5, 2005. The DLP defeated the Edison James -led opposition United Workers' Party who won 8 seats and 44% of the popular vote. The opposition sought to criticize his age and relative inexperience, as well as pointing to the country's generally poor economic performance since the 2000 elections. "Dominica re-elects prime minister" , Caribbean Net News, May 9, 2005. The DLP response was that the poor economic performance was due to irresponsible borrowing during the UWP administration. Further, he noted the country's aid package from China and used his young age to mobilize youth voters. Skerrit has forged a close relationship with leftist leaders . "ALBA Radiates Light to the Caribbean" , Prensa Latina, February 19, 2007. In addition, Skerrit announced that his government had agreed to the construction of a $80,000,000USD refinery on the island. The proposed refinery has prompted criticism from some environmentalist groups that an oil refinery is inconsistent with the island's image as an eco-tourist destination. A Caribbean Development Research Services Inc (CADRES) poll conducted between February 2nd and 5th 2007 found that Prime Minister Skerrit was the most popular leader in the country with 58% of respondents favoring his leadership. "Dominica's prime minister leads popularity poll" , Caribbean Net News, March 30, 2007. REFERENCES |
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