John Philip Carmichael

John Carmichael
Minister of Finance
In office
November 1998 – February 2001
Preceded byThemba Masuku
Succeeded byMajozi Sithole
Personal details
Born1 August 1947
Died2019

John Philip Carmichael was politician, businessman and botanist from Swaziland.

He was born on 1 August 1947.[1] His forefathers settled to Swaziland from Scotland in 1800s. He was the owner and mastermind behind the establishment of Summerfield Botanical Gardens in 1980s.[2]

Carmichael was minister of housing and urban development from 1993 to 1998.[3] He was the minister of finance of Swaziland from November 1998 to February 2001.[4] He was then appointed as minister of education[5][6] until 2003, when he was appointed as minister of public works and transport. He left the cabinet in 2003.[7]

Carmichael died in 2019.[8]

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  2. ^ Mngoma, Nosipho. "A Swaziland escape like no other".
  3. ^ Corporation, Swaziland Water Services (2014). "20 Years of Refreshing Drops". Swaziland Water Services Corporation.
  4. ^ Cuhaj, George S. (2011). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. ISBN 978-1-4402-1584-1.
  5. ^ Publications, Europa (31 October 2002). Africa South of the Sahara 2003. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-85743-131-5.
  6. ^ "Times Of Swaziland". www.times.co.sz.
  7. ^ "John Carmichael (Swaziland)". 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22.
  8. ^ "Times Of Swaziland". www.times.co.sz.