The Honourable
Lenox Shuman
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana
Assumed office
2 September 2020
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
2 September 2020
Personal details
Born13 September 1973 (1973-09-13) (age 50)
St. Cuthbert's Mission, Guyana

Lenox Ron O'Dell Shuman[1] (born 13 September 1973)[2] is a Guyanese politician who has served as Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana since 2 September 2020.[3] He is also the founder and leader of the Liberty and Justice Party.[4]

On 2 September 2020, Shuman became the first Indigenous-Guyanese to become Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.[5]

Background

Shuman was born on 13 September 1973. His mother was of mixed race, and his father descended from a long line of Lokono chiefs.[6] In 1990, the family emigrated to Canada. He graduated from Confederation College in business and obtained a pilot licence.[2] Before entering the world of politics, Shuman was a Canadian citizen working as a pilot for Sunwing Airlines.[7] In 2009, he married Amanda Van Herten.[2]

In 2009,[2] Shuman returned to Guyana, and was elected toshao (village chief) for St. Cuthbert's Mission in 2015.[5][2] The same year,[2] he was elected vice-chairman of the National Toshaos Council.[5] In 2019, the courts ruled that members of the National Assembly had to have Guyanese citizenship only,[8] therefore Shuman relinquished his Canadian citizenship, to form the Liberty and Justice Party and run for president in the March 2020 Guyanese general election.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "General Election National Top-Up Declaration of Results" (PDF). The Official Gazette of Guyana: 1506–1509. 20 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Guyana: Lenox Shuman of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) for Parliament". Guyanese Online. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Chabrol, Denis (1 September 2020). "Manzoor Nadir is new House Speaker, Lenox Shuman is Deputy". Demerara Waves Online News- Guyana. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Vice President of National Toshaos Council to run for President in 2020". iNewsGuyana. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Manzoor Nadir elected Speaker of 12th Parliament". Department of Public Information. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "First indigenous Deputy Speaker elected in Guyana". New York Carib News -. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Shuman submits proof he is no longer Canadian citizen - Clerk". Stabroek News. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Key foreign posts announced". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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