Dominican politician (born 1937)
Frederick Osborne George Symes was a Dominican civil servant who served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica during United Workers Party administration from 1995 to 2000.[1]
Symes was born in Roseau on 31 August 1937.[2] He worked as accountant by profession.[2] He worked in the treasury department of Ministry of Finance of Dominica, and acted as cabinet secretary on occasion.[1] He retired from the public service in 1993.[1] In 1995, Symes was approached by UWP to be nominated as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica, and he did accept the nomination.[1] He was replaced following UWP loss in the 2000 elections. He worked eight years as director in National Bank of Dominica.[3]
Symes died of heart failure on 12 March 2013.[1] He received a state funeral.[4]
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