Vernon Shaw

President of Dominica (1930-2013)

Vernon Lorden Shaw (May 13, 1930[1] – December 2, 2013[2]) was the 5th President of Dominica. He took office on October 6, 1998,[3] following the expiration of President Crispin Sorhaindo's single five-year term. Shaw left office on October 1, 2003, and was succeeded by Nicholas Liverpool. He died on December 2, 2013 from a heart attack, aged 83.

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  1. Roger East; Richard Thomas (5 August 2003). Profiles of people in power: the world's government leaders. Psychology Press. pp. 144–45. ISBN 978-1-85743-126-1.
  2. "Vernon Shaw Passes". 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. David Lea; Colette Milward; Annamarie Rowe (2001). A political chronology of the Americas. Psychology Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-85743-118-6.