Tillman Thomas
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The Honourable Tillman Thomas |
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| 10th Prime Minister of Grenada | |
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In office 9 July 2008 – 20 February 2013 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Daniel Williams Carlyle Glean |
| Preceded by | Keith Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Keith Mitchell |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 27 November 2003 – 8 July 2008 |
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| Succeeded by | Keith Mitchell |
| Member of Parliament for Saint Patrick East | |
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In office 27 November 2003 – 19 February 2013 |
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| Succeeded by | Clifton Paul |
| Leader of the National Democratic Congress | |
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In office October 2000 – 14 February 2014 |
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| Preceded by | George Brizan |
| Succeeded by | Nazim Burke |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 June 1947 Hermitage, Grenada |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Thomas |
Tillman Joseph Thomas (born June 13, 1947) is a Grenadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Grenada from 2008 to 2013. He was the leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from 2000 to 2014.
Thomas was born in Hermitage, St. Patrick, Grenada. He was among those imprisoned under Prime Minister Maurice Bishop for two years.
Thomas is a graduate of New York’s Fordham University, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, as well as the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus and the Hugh Wooding Law School where he completed a LL.B. and a Certificate of Legal Education respectively. His political career began in 1978, when he became involved in the Human Rights and Legal Aid Programme with the leader of the New Jewel Movement, Maurice Bishop.
In December 1984, Thomas was elected to the House of Representatives from St. Patrick East constituency, and from 1984 to 1990, he was a Junior Minister in the Ministry of Legal Affairs. In 1987 he was a founding member of the NDC, and from 1987 to 1990 he was the party's Assistant General Secretary. Thomas was defeated in St. Patrick East in the 1990 election, but he was nevertheless appointed as a Junior Minister in the Ministry of Labour. Subsequently he was appointed as Minister in the Ministries of Works and Tourism.
Following the NDC's defeat in the 1999 general election, in which it failed to win any seats, Thomas was elected as party leader in October 2000. He won a House of Representatives seat in the November 2003 general election, along with six other members of his party; the NDC fell one seat short of a majority in the 15-seat House of Representatives, however, and the governing New National Party (NNP) won another term. Thomas became Leader of the Opposition in early December 2003.
After spending 13 years in opposition, the NDC won the general election held on July 8, 2008, taking 11 out of 15 seats and defeating the NNP. Thomas himself was elected from St. Patrick East constituency. On July 9, Thomas was sworn in as Prime Minister at the Grenada Trade Centre in Grand Anse, St. George's by Governor-General Daniel Williams. Speaking on this occasion, he promised "openness and transparency" of government as well as " [the practice of] the politics of inclusion".
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