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The Right Honourable
Sir Vere Cornwall Bird
KNH
Bird in 1986
1st Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
In office 1 November 1981 – 9 March 1994
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governors‑General
Sir Wilfred Jacobs Sir James Carlisle
Preceded by
Himself (as Premier)
Succeeded by
Lester Bird
1st Premier of Antigua
In office 29 February 1976 – 1 November 1981
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governor
Sir Wilfred Jacobs
Preceded by
George Walter
Succeeded by
George Walter
In office 27 February 1967 – 14 February 1971
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governor
Sir Wilfred Jacobs
Preceded by
Himself (as Chief minister)
Succeeded by
George Walter
1st Chief minister of Antigua
In office 1 January 1960 – 27 February 1967
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governor
Ian Turbott Sir David Rose
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Himself (as Premier)
Personal details
Born
9 December 1909[1] St. John's, British Leeward Islands
Died
28 June 1999(1999-06-28) (aged 89)[2] St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Political party
Labour
Sir Vere Cornwall Bird, KNH (9 December 1909[1] – 28 June 1999) was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded him as Prime Minister. In 1994, he was declared a "National Hero".
He was an officer in the Salvation Army for 2 years. In 1943, he became the president of the Antigua Trades and Labour Union. He achieved national acclaim politically for the first time when he was elected to the colonial legislature in 1945. He formed the Antigua Labour Party and became the first and only chief minister, first and last premier, and first prime minister from 1981 to 1994. His resignation was due to failing health and internal issues within the government.
In 1985 Antigua's international airport, which was first named Coolidge International Airport, was renamed V.C. Bird International Airport in his honour.
^ abWho's who in the World. Marquis Who's Who. 1990. ISBN 9780837911106.
^"Caribbean Elections Biography | Vere Cornwall Bird Sr". Archived from the original on 7 December 2011.
Sir Vere Cornwall Bird, KNH (9 December 1909 – 28 June 1999) was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded...
dominated politically by the Bird family and the ABLP, with VereBird ruling from 1981 to 1994, followed by his son Lester Bird from 1994 to 2004. Though...
government issued a formal protest note to the government of Antigua. VereBird Sr. asked the Governor-General of Antigua to appoint a Royal Commissioner...
from outside the Bird family or the Labour Party. Bird had been Prime Minister since 1994, when he succeeded his father, VereBird, who had been Prime...
philanthropist Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere (1699–1781), British peer and politician VereBird (1910–1999), first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Vere Gordon...
(ALP). Its founders included VereBird, father of Lester. The ABLP later came to be seen as a political arm of the Bird family. With the exception of...
Vere Cornwall Bird, served as a catalyst for the pursuit of independence. Into the 20th century, British presence remained in Antigua. In 1939, Vere Cornwall...
ALP administration until a cabinet reshuffle in 1987 saw him take over VereBird, Jr.'s portfolio for Aviation, Public Information and Public Utilities...
Representatives Term length Five years Formation 1 November 1981 First holder VereBird Deputy Deputy Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Salary 150,000 Eastern...
writings about life on Antigua. Her book A Small Place was banned under the VereBird administration Howard Lindsay, three-time Olympian 1984 (Los Angeles)...
securing an increasing number of seats in the Antiguan Parliament. In 1961, Bird assumed the role of chief minister in the newly established position. After...
leadership of Lester Bird. Bird had been appointed leader of the ALP before the elections, after his father and predecessor VereBird announced his intention...
Grenville Theophulus Bird is an Antiguan businessman and the son of VereBird, former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Bird was a high jumper and...
They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader VereBird was re-elected as Chief Minister. Six ALP candidates ran unopposed, meaning...
(1967–1993), Governor (1967–1981) Chief ministers VereBird, Chief minister (1960–1967), Premier (1967–1971) VereBird, Premier (1976–1994) The Bahama Islands Governors...
won more than double the number of seats. ALP leader VereBird was elected Premier of Antigua. Bird had previously served as head of government of Antigua...
They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader VereBird was re-elected as Chief Minister, a position he had held since 1 January...
1980. They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party. ALP leader VereBird was re-elected as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Voter turnout...
and the former Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. Selected by Vere Cornwall Bird (the country's first prime minister), his term ended in June 2007...
and Barbuda became independent on 1 November 1981 with VereBird as the first prime minister. Bird had previously been Premier of Antigua. Reference Robert...
Labour Party (ALP), whose leader VereBird was reelected as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 60.7%. This was Bird's eighth and final election victory...
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Union (AT&LU). Walter won Premiership in the 1971 elections, defeating VereBird four years after the colony became a British dependency with domestic...
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