Knowlson Gift is a politician in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

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. He is a member of the People's National Movement

People's National Movement

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. Gift served as foreign minister

Foreign minister

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 between May 7 and May 17, 1995, but resigned in the face of allegations of financial improprieties at the end of his stint as High Commissioner

High Commissioner

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 to Jamaica

Jamaica

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, where he served between 1984 and 1987. He was re-appointed to the Senate

Senate of Trinidad and Tobago

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 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2001 when Patrick Manning

Patrick Manning

Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning was the fourth and sixth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the former Political Leader of the People's National Movement . He served as Prime Minister from 17 December 1991 to 9 November 1995 and held that office again from 24 December 2001 until 26...

was re-appointed Prime Minister.
The Jamaica Gleaner newspaper paid a price in an out of court settlement, for a libelous article against Mr. Gift concerning allegations of financial improprieties. He served as foreign minister until October 2006.