Early life and career
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Wade Mark | |
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| 11th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| In office June 18, 2010 –September 23, 2015 | |
| President | George Maxwell Richards |
| Prime Minister | Kamla Persad-Bissessar |
| Preceded by | Barendra Sinanan |
| Succeeded by | Bridgid Annisette-George |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 20,1953 Ottawa,Trinidad and Tobago |
| Political party | United National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | People's Partnership (2010-2015) |
| Spouse | Sushilla Ramkissoon |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies (BA) |
| Profession | Politician |
Wade Mark (born November 18 1953) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician and a member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago. He served as the Speaker of the House from 2010 to 2015. He obtained his bachelor's degree in 1979 in economics and politics from the University of the West Indies in Saint Augustine. [1]
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Wade–Giles is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Francis Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's Chinese–English Dictionary of 1892.
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This is a list of spaceflight related events which occurred in 1956.
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