Background
Sandiford, Lloyd Erskine was born on March 24, 1937 in Porters, St. James, Barbados. Son of Cyril Gordon and Eunice (Bend).
Sandiford, Lloyd Erskine was born on March 24, 1937 in Porters, St. James, Barbados. Son of Cyril Gordon and Eunice (Bend).
Bachelor (honours) in English, University College of West Indies, 1960. Master of Arts in Economics, University Manchester, England, 1963.
Assistant master Modern High School, Barbados, 1956-1957, Kingston College, Jamaica, 1960-1961, Harrison College, Barbados, 1963-1964, senior graduate master Barbados, 1964-1966. Part-time tutor and lecturer University West Indies, Barbados, 1963-1965. Member senate Democratic Labour Party Government of Barbados, Bridgetown, 1967-1971, member of house of assembly, since 1971, personnel assistant to prime minister, 1966-1967, minister education, 1967-1971, minister education, youth affairs, community development and sports, 1971-1975, minister health and welfare, 1975-1976, deputy prime minister, minister education and culture, 1986-1987, prime minister, 1987-1994, minister economic affairs and finance, 1987-1993, minister for civil service, 1989-1994, minister economic affairs, 1993-1994, minister tourism and international transport, 1994.
Assistant tutor Barbados Community College, 1976-1986.
Member Democratic Labour Party, since 1964, vice president, 1972-1974, 75-76, president, 1974-1975, 87—. Founder Academy of Politics.
Choral singing, reading.
Son of; married Angelita Petrona Ricketts, January 2, 1963. Children: Garth, Sheree-Ann, Inga.