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Veteran lawyer, Llewellyn John, dies - chairman - 01-18-2021
VETERAN Guyanese lawyer and politician, Clifton Mortimer Llewellyn John, SC, CCH, who was an integral part of the nation-building efforts of Guyana, passed away at his office on Saturday. He was 95.
Born on January 25, 1925 to Joseph Nathaniel and Georgiana Antoinetta John, the lawyer-turned-politician, was elected a Member of the National Assembly, and served as Minister of Local Government, Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Agriculture in the People’s National Congress-United Force coalition administration from 1964 to 1969. He later established his own party, the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM).