Clarence Seignoret
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Sir Clarence Henry Augustus Seignoret (b. 1919, Roseau, d. 2002) was a former President of Dominica.
Seignoret was educated at the Dominica Grammar School and at college in Saint Lucia before serving as civil servant in Dominica from 1936. From 1958 to 1960 he had international public service course in Oxford University. In his career in public service he also acted as first Secretary to the Cabinet and substitute to the President.
In 1983 House of Assembly of Dominica elected him as President of Dominica and he was sworn in October 1983, re-elected in 1988 and stepped down after two full five-year terms in 1993.
In 1966 Queen Elizabeth II awarded him the Order of the British Empire and in 1985 he was knighted. He was also Knight of Malta since 1992.
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President of Dominica 1983–1993 |
Succeeded by Crispin Sorhaindo |
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