Osborne Symes

Osborne Symes
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica
In office
3 August 1995 – 16 April 2000
Prime MinisterEdison James
Preceded byNeva Edwards
Succeeded byAlix Boyd Knights
Personal details
Born
Frederick Osborne George Symes

31 August 1937
Died12 March 2013

Frederick Osborne George Symes was a Dominican civil servant who served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica during United Workers Party administration from 1995 to 2000.[1]

Symes was born in Roseau on 31 August 1937.[2] He worked as an accountant by profession[2] and served in the treasury department of Ministry of Finance of Dominica. He also acted as cabinet secretary on occasion.[1] He retired from the public service in 1993.[1] In 1995, Symes was approached by the UWP to be nominated as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica, and he accepted the nomination.[1] He was replaced following UWP loss in the 2000 elections. He worked for eight years as a director in National Bank of Dominica.[3]

Symes died of heart failure on 12 March 2013.[1] He received a state funeral.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ossie Symes - career civil servant and House Speaker". Dominica News Online. 19 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Personalities Caribbean". Personalities Limited. 1977.
  3. ^ "ANNUAL REPORT - STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS for the year ended 30th June 2004" (PDF). National Bank of Dominica.
  4. ^ "Ossie Symes laid to rest". The Sun.