Thirty-ninth session of ECLAC

The Honorable Dean Jonas is currently the Minister of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and the Blue Economy in Antigua and Barbuda.  Minister Jonas is also the current Chair of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development for Latin America and the Caribbean.  He is also the parliamentary representative for the St. Georges constituency, which is the largest electoral constituency in Antigua and Barbuda.  The Honorable Dean Jonas has served as the Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives, as Chairman of the Antigua and Barbuda Transport Board and Chairman of the Board of the Development Control Authority. Minister Jonas has also previously held the portfolio as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs.  Minister Jonas received his education at University of Essex England in the areas of Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering, as well as receiving executive training in Marketing, Finance, Management, and Public Relations at Cornell University in New York, The University of the West Indies, and Essex University in Chelmsford Essex.