Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday replaced her ’political guru’, Basdeo Panday, as Opposition Leader-a position she now adds to an impressive resume.
But she is not the first Siparia Member of Parliament to unseat Panday for the opposition post.
That distinction is held by Raffique Shah, who for eight months between 1977-78, while the MP for Siparia for the United Labour Front, replaced Panday.
An attorney-at-law, Persad-Bissessar has been the Member of Parliament for Siparia for the past 13 years, after having won on a UNC slate in four consecutive elections, with one of the highest number of votes for any candidate on each occasion.
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