Osbourne Fleming

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox officeholder Osbourne Berrington Fleming (born February 18, 1940) is a politician and a former chief minister of Anguilla.<ref>Regional Surveys of the World: South America, Central America and the Caribbean, 2002. London, UK: Europe, 2001. 55.</ref> He held that post from March 6, 2000, three days after the Anguilla United Front, a conservative coalition which included Fleming's Anguilla National Alliance<ref>Central Intelligence Agency. CIA World Factbook 2010. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2010. 21.</ref> won parliamentary elections, gaining at least 4 of the 7 seats, until February 15, 2010 in which he retired from his seat as the chief minister of Anguilla.

Early life

Fleming was born on February 18, 1940. Prior to becoming Chief Minister, Fleming was a prominent and successful businessman.

Political career

In 1981 he was elected a member of the House of Assembly representing the East End as a member of the Anguilla Progressive Party.<ref name="house">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1989 he switched parties while retaining the district, this time representing the Anguilla National Alliance.<ref name="house" /> Then, from 1994 to 1999, he became an independent while still remaining a member of the opposition.<ref name="house" /> From 1999 to 2005 he was a member of the Anguilla National Alliance, and finally, for his last few years, from 2005 to 2010, he was a member of the Anguilla United Front.<ref name="house" /> Simultaneously, he served for many years as Minister of Finance before winning the election as Anguilla's Chief Minister.

Chief Minister of Anguilla

From 2000 to 2010 Fleming served as Chief Minister of Anguilla.

In 2007, Indian workers at the British construction firm Carilion started demonstrations demanding better wages.<ref name="ac">Template:Cite web</ref> In July, Fleming responded that the legal representatives of the Indian workers were at a standstill with the employer.<ref name="ac" /> However, a few days later, Carilion, which was supported by the government, agreed to raise the wages of the workers.<ref name="ac" /> In 2009, Fleming called for Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit to retract statements after Skerrit suggested that Anguilla was a beneficiary of financial support from Dominica.<ref name="the">Template:Cite news</ref> Fleming stated that no agreement was signed with any country.<ref name="the" />

Post minister role

In 2014, he expressed frustration over rumors about party defections from the AUF, and called for unity within the party and promoted Victor Bank.<ref name="f">Template:Cite news</ref> He also called the 2010 elections a serious mistake since AUF was voted out.<ref name="f" />

See also

• Chief Minister of Anguilla

External links

• Osbourne Fleming Template:Webarchive at caribbeanelections.com