Background
Jagan, Derek Chunilall was born on May 25, 1930 in Port Mourant, Berbice, Guyana. Son of Jagan and Bachaoni Jagan.
Jagan, Derek Chunilall was born on May 25, 1930 in Port Mourant, Berbice, Guyana. Son of Jagan and Bachaoni Jagan.
Degree of Utter Bar, Honorary Society of Middle Temple, London, 1956.
Member general county, People's Progressive Party, Guyana, 1958-1973;
member of national assembly, People's Progressive Party, Guyana, 1961-1973;
member executive county, People's Progressive Party, Guyana, 1965-1973;
deputy speaker, National Assembly, Guyana, 1971-1973;
member Police Svc. Commission, National Assembly, Guyana, 1987-1992;
speaker, National Assembly, Guyana, since 1992;
vice president, Amazonian Parliament, South America, since 1993. Member of advisory committee National Insurance Scheme, Guyana, 1975-1978.
Executive member Legal Practitioners, Guyana, 1971-1980. Member rules committee Supreme Court, Guyana, 1982-1992. Conference participant Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Jamaica, 1964, Trinidad and Tobago, 1969, Malyasia, 1996, Mauritus, 1997.
Participant conference on strenghtening of civil society Inter American Development Bank, Washington, 1994.
Member Guyana Bar Association, Everest Cricket club, Georgetown Cricket Club, GeorgetownClub.
Married Roshenara Gajraj, October 20, 1962. Children: Renita Savita Sullivan, Brian Arvind.