Chester Arlington Arthur Humphrey | |
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President of the Senate | |
In office 24 December 2014 –31 August 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Keith Mitchell |
Preceded by | Lawrence Albert Joseph |
Succeeded by | Dessima Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | 1952 |
Nationality | Grenadian |
Chester Humphrey is a Grenadian trade unionist and politician,and former President of the Senate. [1]
Humphrey was born in 1952. [2] He has been a trade unionist for over three decades,and president general at the Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union (GTAWU) for 26 years. [3] He was an executive member Maurice Bishop's People's Revolutionary Government in early 1980s.
Humphrey was Deputy President of the Senate from 2008 to 2013. [3] He was elected President of the Senate from 24 December 2014 to 31 August 2022. [2] Humphrey was general secretary of Caribbean Congress of Labour [3] from 2010 to 2016.
Humphrey was a member of National Democratic Congress (NDC) until 2012,when he was expelled from the party. [4] He has since been associated with New National Party (NNP). [5]