Elton Georges

Elton Georges, CMG, OBE is a British Virgin Islander politician and businessman. Mr Georges has served in a number of public offices, but most notably as the Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 2003, and then again more briefly from 2007 to 2008.[1]

He has also served as the Complaints Commissioner of the British Virgin Islands from 2009[2] to 2015.[3] He has also been recognised as one of the founding figures in relation to the Territory's Department of Disaster Management in the 1970s.[4] As a senior public figure, Georges has often spoken out in relation to sensitive political issues.[5]

He currently serves as Chairman of the BVI's Health and Wellness Advisory Council.[6]

In business, he is a director of Seven Seas Water, a division of AquaVenture Holdings.[7] He also acts as a mediator and consultant.[8]

Personal life

Mr Georges received his undergraduate degree from Mount Allison University in mathematics, and a postgraduate diploma in public administration from Carleton University.[8]

He is an active member and lay preacher of the British Virgin Islands Methodist church.[9]

He is married.

Political offices

Political offices
Preceded by
Alford Penn		 Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands
1983 - 2003 		Succeeded by
Lisa Penn-Lettsome
Preceded by
Dancia Penn		 Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands
2007 - 2008 		Succeeded by
Vivian Inez Archibald

References

  1. ↑ "Elton Georges Appointed Governor's Deputy Until November 14". SKNVibes. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "ELTON GEORGES APPOINTED COMPLAINTS COMMISSIONER". Government of the Virgin Islands. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Elton Georges out! Sheila N. Brathwaite in! as Complaints Commissioner". Virgin Islands News Online. 5 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Disaster Management Programme Granted International Accreditation". BVI Platinum. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016. Also recognised at the NDMC meeting was Mr. Elton Georges, who in the 1970s set the foundation for the disaster management programme, carefully laying the steps to build a resilient programme that has evolved into one that is now recognised internationally.
  5. ↑ "Politics in granting immigration status; Georges wants it removed". BVI News. 30 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Elton Georges Is New Chairman Of Health And Wellness Council". Government of the Virgin Islands. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Elton Georges To Head Company That Took Over BiWater Operations". BVI Platinum. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Elton Georges". LinkedIn. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Bro. Elton Georges". Methodist Church of the Caribbean and the Americas. Retrieved 6 September 2016.


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