Sherfield Bowen | |
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Member of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda | |
Assumed office 18 January 2023 | |
Preceded by | Lennox Weston |
Constituency | St. Philip's South |
Majority | 57.57% (2023) |
In office 9 March 1999 –26 February 2004 | |
Preceded by | Willmoth Daniel |
Succeeded by | Willmoth Daniel |
Constituency | St. Philip's South |
Majority | 50.34% (1999) |
Deputy Leader of the United Progressive Party | |
Assumed office 21 May 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | United Progressive Party |
Other political affiliations | Antigua Labour Party (former) |
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Bowen also served as a Member of Parliament for one term from 1999 to 2004,where he was the Deputy Speaker of the House. [6]
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