Sixth President of the Commonwealth of Dominica from 2003 to 2012. He also served as the Dominican ambassador to the United States from March 1998 until 2001. He entered the University of Hull in 1957 and later obtained his LL.B degree in 1960, and also obtained a Ph.D degree from the University of Sheffield in 1965. After returning to the Caribbean, he spent 18 years as a law lecturer at the University of the West Indies in Barbados and in 1992, and served as the dean of the university's law school. He served as a regional judge and then as an appeals court judge in several countries in the Caribbean including Belize and Grenada. He also served as a high court judge in Antigua and Montserrat and served on a number of tribunals and commissions for legal reform. In 2002, he was the chairman of the Constitutional Review Commission for Grenada. The University of Hull awarded Liverpool a degree of Doctor of Law in July 2011. He also served as the Dominican Ambassador to the US from March 1998 to July 2001. In 2002, he was elected President of Dominica. He was also awarded the Dominica Award of Honour. Between 2002 and 2003, he also served as Minister of the UNESCO Governing Board. In July 2008, he agreed to serve a second term as President upon the expiration of his first term, following a joint nomination by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and opposition leader Earl Williams.
Sixth President of the Commonwealth of Dominica from 2003 to 2012. He also served as the Dominican ambassador to the United States from March 1998 until 2001. He entered the University of Hull in 1957 and later obtained his LL.B degree in 1960, and also obtained a Ph.D degree from the University of Sheffield in 1965. After returning to the Caribbean, he spent 18 years as a law lecturer at the University of the West Indies in Barbados and in 1992, and served as the dean of the university's law school. He served as a regional judge and then as an appeals court judge in several countries in the Caribbean including Belize and Grenada. He also served as a high court judge in Antigua and Montserrat and served on a number of tribunals and commissions for legal reform. In 2002, he was the chairman of the Constitutional Review Commission for Grenada. The University of Hull awarded Liverpool a degree of Doctor of Law in July 2011. He also served as the Dominican Ambassador to the US from March 1998 to July 2001. In 2002, he was elected President of Dominica. He was also awarded the Dominica Award of Honour. Between 2002 and 2003, he also served as Minister of the UNESCO Governing Board. In July 2008, he agreed to serve a second term as President upon the expiration of his first term, following a joint nomination by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and opposition leader Earl Williams.
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