Francis Osborne Riviere (born 1932?) is a former Foreign Minister of Dominica

Dominica

Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...

. He became the foreign minister in 2001, replacing the prime minister, Pierre Charles

Pierre Charles

Pierre Charles was Prime Minister of Dominica from 2000 to 2004 as well as Member of Parliament for Grand Bay, Dominica from 1985 until his death. He was born in Grand Bay in Saint Patrick parish. He began his high school education at the Dominica Grammar School and completed it at the St...

. He acted as Prime Minister in November 2003, after Pierre Charles was taken ill. Charles died on January 6, 2004. He had previously been trade minister.

He acted as Prime Minister after the death of Pierre Charles until Roosevelt Skerrit

Roosevelt Skerrit

Roosevelt Skerrit is a Dominican politician who has been Prime Minister of Dominica since 2004; he has also been the Member of Parliament for the Vieille Case constituency since 2000...

 assumed the Prime Minister ship two days later. He decided to retire from active politics following the 2005 General Election. Riviere served as a member of the Dominica Labour Party

Dominica Labour Party

The Dominica Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Dominica.-History:Founded in 1955 by Phyllis Shand Allfrey and Emmanuel Christopher Loblack, it is the oldest political party in Dominica. It first contested general elections in 1961, winning seven of the eleven seats. In the next...

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