Walford Gumbs | |
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Speaker of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
In office 1996–2004 | |
Prime Minister | Denzil Douglas |
Preceded by | Ivan Buchanan |
Succeeded by | Marcella Liburd |
Personal details | |
Born | ca. 1948-1950 |
Political party | SKNLP |
Walford Vincent Gumbs OBE JP is a politician from Saint Kitts and Nevis.[1]
In 2010 Gumbs was 61 years old, so he was born about 1948–1950.[2] He was former president of the Saint Kitts and Nevis Trades and Labour Union.[3] He was the Speaker of National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 1996 to 2004.[3] He was later appointed as the first ombudsman of Saint Kitts and Nevis in August 2008.[4]
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours for services to trade unionism.[5]
Gumbs was sworn in as Deputy Governor General in May 2023.[3]