Background
ROBERTS, Richard Frederick Anthony was born on May 12, 1932. Son of Enoch Pedro and Gladys Raine (Archer) Roberts.
ROBERTS, Richard Frederick Anthony was born on May 12, 1932. Son of Enoch Pedro and Gladys Raine (Archer) Roberts.
Saint John"s College.
Executive Director and Partner Venn Livingstone Roberts (public relations) 1967-1968. Personnel Director New Providence Development Company Limited. 1968; Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 1972-1973, of Home Affairs 1973, of Agriculture, Fisheries and Local Government 1974-1977.
High Commissioner in United Kingdom 1979-1984.
Ordained deacon 1987, priest 1988. Assistant Priest, Saint Barnabas Anglican Church, Nassau, Bahamas since 1988.
Previous activities include President Airline Workers Union, Secretary-General Amalgamated Building Constructional Engineering Trade Union, Assistant General Secretary Bahamas Federation Labour, President Bahamas Trades Union Congress, General Secretary Bahamas Trades Union Congress, Assistant General Secretary Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), First Vice-Chairman PLP. Chairman Maritime Board, Vice-chairman Bahamas Agricultural Corporation, Secretary Methodist Preachers Committee.
Parliament, for Centreville constituency 1968-1977.
Married Melvem Hollis (Bain) Roberts in 1960.