Ronald Armour
Ronald Oliver Paul Armour was a Dominican politician and cabinet minister from Dominica Labour Party.
Biography
Early life and education
Armour was born on 17 June 1940. He was Jenner Armour's brother. He graduated with a law degree from University of London in 1961 and with a diploma from London School of Economics in 1963, and then returned to Dominica and joined Dominica Labour Party.Career
In the 1966 elections Armour won the House of Assembly seat for Roseau South. In March 1967 he was appointed minister of communications and works in the cabinet of Edward Oliver LeBlanc.In the 1970 elections Armour won the seat for South Roseau. He was then appointed Deputy Premier by Edward Oliver LeBlanc from 1970 to July 1973. He was also Minister of Finance from 1970 to 13 July 1973, when he resigned from the cabinet under pressure from Patrick John. In July 1974 Armour ran to succeed Edward Oliver LeBlanc as the leader of Dominica Labour Party, but lost to Patrick John.
Armour lost his seat in the House of Assembly in the 1975 elections when he ran under the banner of Progressive [Labour Party (Dominica)|Progressive Labour Party] against DLP's Eustace Hazelwood Francis, who was a Patrick John's ally. That election ended his political career. He then practiced law in Portsmouth.