Ignatius Joachim Karl Hood | |
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High Commissioner of Grenada to the United Kingdom | |
Assumed office 8 January 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Keith Mitchell |
Preceded by | Joslyn Whiteman |
Ambassador of Grenada to China [1] | |
In office April 27,2013 –8 January 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Keith Mitchell |
Preceded by | Joslyn Whiteman |
Succeeded by | Denis Godwin Antoine |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 26 November 2010 –18 May 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Tillman Thomas |
Preceded by | Peter David |
Succeeded by | Tillman Thomas |
Minister of Labour,Social Security and Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
In office July 9,2008,2008 –26 November 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Tillman Thomas |
Succeeded by | Glynis Roberts |
Member of Parliament for St. George South-East | |
In office 8 July 2008 –13 February 2013 | |
Preceded by | Gregory Bowen |
Succeeded by | Gregory Bowen |
Personal details | |
Born | Happy Hill,Saint George,Grenada |
Political party | National Democratic Congress (before 2013) New National Party (2013-present) |
Alma mater | West Indies School of Theology Nyack College Newport University |
Occupation | Religious leader Optician politician |
Ignatius Joachim Karl Hood,known as Karl Hood,is a politician from the island nation of Grenada. He served as an MP,Minister of Labour,Social Security and Ecclesiastical Affairs (2008-2010) and as Minister of Foreign Affairs (2010-2012) in a government led by former prime minister Tillman Thomas. He resigned as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 18 May 2012 after he abstained from a no-confidence vote against the government two days earlier. He currently serves as Grenada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. [2]
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