Hudson Tannis | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| In office October 1980 –July 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Milton Cato |
| Succeeded by | Edward Griffith |
| Leader of Saint Vincent Labour Party | |
| In office January 1985 –August 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Milton Cato |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Beache |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hudson Kemuel Tannis 1928 [1] |
| Died | 3 August 1986 |
Hudson Kemuel Tannis [2] was a politician from Saint Vincent,Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and leader of the Saint Vincent Labour Party.
Tannis was born in 1928. [1] He worked as barrister-at-law. [3]
Tannis was a member of Saint Vincent Labour Party. [4] He was first elected as a member of the House of Assembly in 1967. [4]
Tannis held many cabinet positions during Milton Cato administrations. He was minister of communications,works and labour from 1969 to 1970. [4] He was minister of education and health from 1970 to 1972. [4] He was minister of communications and works from 1975 to 1977. [4] He was minister of home affairs and tourism from 1977 to 1978 and from 1979 to 1980. [4] He was minister of external affairs and tourism from 1980 until 1984. [4] He was also accredited as the non-resident ambassador to United States since 1981. Tannis was Deputy Prime Minister from October 1980 [5] to July 1984, [6] when Labour Party lost elections
Tannis was elected to succeed retiring Milton Cato as party leader in January 1985. [7] However,he died in a tragic plane accident on 3 August 1986 on LIAT Flight 319 when returning from Saint Lucia. [8] [3]