Lennox Linton
Dominican politician
Lennox Irving Linton (born 25 November 1956) is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party (UWP). He was first elected as the Representative for the Marigot constituency in the House of Assembly of Dominica on 8 December 2014. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 22 December 2014 until the 6 December 2022 snap general election and as Leader of UWP from 1 September 2013 until his resignation on 3 October 2022. He currently serves as President of the United Worker’s Party. He is a former journalist, radio presenter, party leader and corporate executive.
Biography
Linton was born in Marigot, Dominica, where he attended the Marigot Government School and the Dominica Grammar School. He later studied broadcasting at the University of Texas at Austin during the 1980s.
Before entering politics Linton worked as a journalist. From 1982 to 1983 he was an announcer and news reporter at DBS Radio Dominica. He served as editor of The New Chronicle newspaper in Dominica from 1983 to 1984.
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