John Carmichael | |
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Minister of Finance | |
In office November 1998 –February 2001 | |
Preceded by | Themba Masuku |
Succeeded by | Majozi Sithole |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 August 1947 |
Died | 2019 |
John Philip Carmichael was politician,businessman and botanist from Swaziland.
He was born on 1 August 1947. [1] His forefathers settled to Swaziland from Scotland in 1800s. He was the owner and mastermind behind the establishment of Summerfield Botanical Gardens in 1980s. [2]
Carmichael was minister of housing and urban development from 1993 to 1998. [3] He was the minister of finance of Swaziland from November 1998 to February 2001. [4] He was then appointed as minister of education [5] [6] until 2003,when he was appointed as minister of public works and transport. He left the cabinet in 2003. [7]
Carmichael died in 2019. [8]
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