Francis Alexis
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Dr. Francis Alexis, Grenadian
politician and lawyer, currently serves as President of the Grenada Bar Association. He is also the leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP).
Dr. Francis Alexis was born October 3, 1947 in Grenada. Dr. Alexis is a former Attorney-General of Grenada. He was admitted to practice before the High Court of Justice in Grenada on December 10, 1980, having earned his LLM (1976), LLB (1973) and BA (1971) from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill, Barbados. Dr. Alexis also holds a PhD in Public Law (1980) from the University of Cambridge, England and an LEC (1977) from Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad and Tobago. Dr. Alexis obtained his secondary education, 1962–68, from the Grenada Boys Secondary School, Grenada. Dr. Alexis was appointed Queen’s Counsel in the Eastern Caribbean on August 7, 2008. Dr. Alexis is a practising Catholic. He has been married to Margaret Alexis née De Bique since 1973. He is the father of three and grandfather of one.
Dr. Alexis has been active in Grenadian politics since 1983; while in exile in Barbados during Maurice Bishop
's People's Revolutionary Government
(PRG), he founded the Grenada Democratic Movement
(GDM) as an alliance of various exile groups opposed to the Bishop regime. The GDM later merged with the Grenada National Party (led by Herbert Blaize
) and the National Democratic Party (led by George Brizan
) in August 1984 to create the New National Party
(NNP). In 1987, Dr. Alexis, along with George Brizan, broke with the NNP to form the National Democratic Congress
(NDC). He subsequently broke with the NDC, and has since founded the Democratic Labor Party (DLP) and the People's Labour Movement
(PLM).
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politician and lawyer, currently serves as President of the Grenada Bar Association. He is also the leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP).
Dr. Francis Alexis was born October 3, 1947 in Grenada. Dr. Alexis is a former Attorney-General of Grenada. He was admitted to practice before the High Court of Justice in Grenada on December 10, 1980, having earned his LLM (1976), LLB (1973) and BA (1971) from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill, Barbados. Dr. Alexis also holds a PhD in Public Law (1980) from the University of Cambridge, England and an LEC (1977) from Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad and Tobago. Dr. Alexis obtained his secondary education, 1962–68, from the Grenada Boys Secondary School, Grenada. Dr. Alexis was appointed Queen’s Counsel in the Eastern Caribbean on August 7, 2008. Dr. Alexis is a practising Catholic. He has been married to Margaret Alexis née De Bique since 1973. He is the father of three and grandfather of one.
Dr. Alexis has been active in Grenadian politics since 1983; while in exile in Barbados during Maurice Bishop
Maurice Bishop
Maurice Rupert Bishop was a Grenadian politician and revolutionary who seized power in a coup in 1979 from Eric Gairy and served as Prime Minister of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada until 1983, when he was overthrown in another coup by Bernard Coard, a member of his own...
's People's Revolutionary Government
People's Revolutionary Government
The People's Revolutionary Government was proclaimed on 13 March 1979 after the New Jewel Movement overthrew the government of Grenada in a revolution...
(PRG), he founded the Grenada Democratic Movement
Grenada Democratic Movement
The Grenada Democratic Movement , chaired by Dr. Francis Alexis, emerged in May 1983 as an alliance of various exile groups opposed to the Maurice Bishop regime...
(GDM) as an alliance of various exile groups opposed to the Bishop regime. The GDM later merged with the Grenada National Party (led by Herbert Blaize
Herbert Blaize
Herbert Augustus Blaize was a Grenadian politician and leader of the Grenada National Party. When Grenada was still a British Crown Colony he served as the first Chief Minister from 1960-61, and again, from 1962-67. He became the first Premier of the autonomous Associated State of Grenada briefly...
) and the National Democratic Party (led by George Brizan
George Brizan
George Ignatius Brizan, CMG, CBE is a Grenadian political figure who served as the Caribbean island nation's Prime Minister for four months in 1995...
) in August 1984 to create the New National Party
New National Party (Grenada)
The New National Party is a conservative political party in Grenada. It is led by the Leader of the Opposition, Keith Mitchell.The party was founded in August 1984 through the merger of the Grenada National Party, led by Herbert Blaize, the National Democratic Party, led by George Brizan, and the...
(NNP). In 1987, Dr. Alexis, along with George Brizan, broke with the NNP to form the National Democratic Congress
National Democratic Congress (Grenada)
The National Democratic Congress is a liberal centre-left political party in Grenada. Tillman Thomas is the party's leader, Nazim Burke is its deputy leader, and Peter David is its General Secretary...
(NDC). He subsequently broke with the NDC, and has since founded the Democratic Labor Party (DLP) and the People's Labour Movement
People's Labour Movement
The People's Labour Movement is a political party in Grenada founded by Francis Alexis.At the 2003 elections, the party won 2.2% of the popular vote and no seats. For the July 2008 election, it formed a coalition with the Grenada United Labour Party; the United Labour Platform fielded 11 candidates...
(PLM).