Michael Astaphan

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Michael Anthony Astaphan is a politician from Dominica Freedom Party. He was the political leader of the party from 5 August 2007 to 2008, and again from 2012 to 2017. [1]

He holds an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick, a master's degree in Management Engineering from the University of Connecticut in Bridgeport and a certificate in Planning, Public Administration and Project Management from the Hartford Institute of Public Administration. He led the Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce for a number of years. [2]

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References

  1. "About". Dominica Freedom Party.
  2. "Michael Astaphan to lead the Dominica Freedom Party" Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine , Dominicanewsdesk.com, Aug 09,2007.