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Emile Gumbs

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Emile Gumbs
Chief Minister of Anguilla
In office
12 March 1984 – 16 March 1994
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorAlastair Turner Baillie
Geoffrey Owen Whittaker
Brian George John Canty
Alan William Shave
Succeeded byHubert Hughes
In office
1 February 1977 – 1 May 1980
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byRonald Webster
Personal details
Born
Emile Rudolph Gumbs

(1928-03-18)18 March 1928
Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
Died10 May 2018(2018-05-10) (aged 90)
Anguilla
Political partyAnguilla National Alliance

Sir Emile Gumbs (18 March 1928 – 10 May 2018)[1][2] was a politician from Anguilla. He served as the island territory's Chief Minister from 1 February 1977 to May 1980 and again from 12 March 1984 to 16 March 1994.[3]

He was the only person from Anguilla to have been knighted, having been made a Knight Bachelor in the 1994 New Year Honours. Emile Gumbs died on 10 May 2018 at the age of 90.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Statement by Anguilla's CM, Hon. Victor Banks on the Passing of CM Sir Emile Gumbs | A_A News". 11 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Index Gr-Gy". rulers.org. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. ^ Europa World Year Book 2. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 4432. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
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Political offices
Preceded by Chief Minister of Anguilla
1977–1980
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Minister of Anguilla
1984–1994
Succeeded by