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).
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).