Parliamentarians pay tribute to De Coteau, Shand
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Parliamentarians paid tribute to former MPs Eden Shand and Clifton de Coteau during Wednesday’s sitting of the House of Representatives. The two men passed away within days of each other on January 20 and 22 respectively.
Shand served as MP for St Ann’s West between 1987 and 1991. He was parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Food Production, Marine Exploitation, Forestry and the Environment from 1987-1988 and as minister in the Ministry of External Affairs and Foreign Trade from 1987November 1991.
MP for Port of Spain North/St Ann’s West Stuart Young said Shand was a man who gave service during a dark time in Trinidad and Tobago’s history.