Robert Corbin

Robert Herman Orlando Corbin is a Guyanese politician who is the current leader of the opposition People's National Congress (PNC).

Born in Linden, Guyana, Corbin worked for the Youth Ministry of the Presbyterian Church before being educated in social work and law at the University of Guyana and the Hugh Wooding Law School. [http://www.guyanapnc.org/InfoCentre/Robert%20O.%20H.%20Corbin,%20MP.htm Corbin biography at PNC site] ] He worked as a social worker from 1966 to 1977 and during this time joined the PNC youth arm, the Young Socialist Movement before taking up a seat on the party's Central Executive Committee.

Corbin, who was first elected to the National Assembly of Guyana in 1973, became one of the leading lights in the PNC, serving the party as Senior Vice Chairman and General Secretary as well as holding a number of government ministries, including the office of Deputy Prime Minister from 1985 to 1992. Elected PNC chairman in 2000 and retained in the role in 2002 he was chosen to lead the party in 2003 following the death of Desmond Hoyte.

A disappointing defeat for the PNC in the 2006 legislative elections saw Corbin's leadership come under scrutiny, although ultimately his two prospective challengers withdrew before a contest could be organised and his leadership was affirmed. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2007/07/070720_pnccongress.shtml Corbin still PNC top man] from bbc.co.uk]

Corbin, who is married with five grown-up children, continues to practice as an attorney-at-law. He is also the younger brother of singer and actor Sol Raye. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0713111/bio Biography of Sol Raye] ]

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* [http://www.guyanapnc.org/index2.htm Images of Corbin at a PNC rally]