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Camillo Gonsalves

Vincentian politician, lawyer and diplomat

Camillo Michael Gonsalves (born 12 June )[1] is a Vincentian politician, lawyer and diplomat.

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Gonsalves is the current Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as well as the current representative for the constituency of East St. George.

Early life and education

Gonsalves was born on 12 June in Philadelphia to Ralph E. Gonsalves, current Prime Minister of St.

Vincent and the Grenadines, and his then-wife Sonia V. Gonsalves, Professor of Psychology at Stockton University.[2]

Gonsalves obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Temple University in Philadelphia, and then a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in Washington DC. He also has a Master of Science degree in Global Affairs from New York University.[3]

Career and politics

Gonsalves worked as a journalist in Philadelphia before graduating from law school, and then worked as a corporate litigation attorney in Washington, DC.

He subsequently worked as a Senior Crown Counsel for the government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, before being appointed to diplomatic postings "in various capacities in Cuba, Venezuela, Ethiopia, South Korea, Libya and throughout the CARICOM region".[3]

In November , Gonsalves became St.

Vincent and the Grenadines' Permanent Representative to the United Nations, replacing Ambassador Margaret Hughes-Ferrari.[4][5]

In September , Gonsalves was appointed as a senator in the House of Assembly of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and renounced his U.S. citizenship prior to taking up the position.[2] He was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Consumer Affairs and Information Technology.[6]

In the December elections, Gonsalves was elected to the House of Assembly after successfully contesting the seat for the constituency of East St.

George. On 14 December , he was sworn in as Minister of Economic Planning, Sustainable Development, Industry, Trade, Information and Labour.

In a surprise cabinet reshuffle which took effect on 10 November , Gonsalves took on the responsibility of the finance ministry - a portfolio his father had held since his Unity Labour Party administration came to government in [7] - becoming Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Sustainable Development.

Gonsalves was re-elected for a second consecutive term in the 5 November elections and was sworn in as Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology on 10 November

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