Oswald Skippings

Oswald O'Neil Skippings (born 1953) is a politician from the Turks and Caicos Islands. He served as the island territory's Chief Minister from 19 June 1980 to November 1980 and again from 3 March 1988 to April 1991.

Skippings became the youngest member of a Caribbean government ever when he was first elected to the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) legislature in 1976 at the age of 22. He later became the youngest leader of a Caribbean government ever when he became Chief Minister in 1980 at the age of 26. Skippings was Chief Minister of the TCI between June and November, 1980 and again between March, 1988 and April 1991.^[1]

References

1. ^ Oswald Skippings - outlived his usefulness?

Preceded by J.A.G.S. McCartney	Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands 1980	Succeeded by Norman Saunders
Preceded by Advisory Council (interim)	Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands 1988–1991	Succeeded by Washington Misick

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