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Derrick Burgess
PoliticianOrganisation: Minister of Works and Engineering, Constituency: Hamilton East (5)
Date Posted: Monday, July 24, 2006
Political, PLP
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Mr Burgess is a former President of the Bermuda Industrial Union, the Island's largest labour organisation. Since his election to Parliament in February 1998, Mr. Burgess has brought a wealth of experience in handling complex human affairs issues. In 2005 he was appointed to Cabinet as the Minister for Labour, Home Affairs, and Public Safety. In the most recent government he was Minister of Labour & Immigration.
Mr Burgess graduated from Robert Crawford School and continued his education at various international and local institutions of higher learning. He is the recipient of a Diploma in Hotel Management from Lewis Hotel School in Washington, D.C. and has also studied at the University of New Hampshire, the University of Maryland and City College of Chicago and Bermuda College.
He was the Personnel Director at Grotto Bay Hotel and the General House Manager at the former Coral Island Hotel/Palmetto Bay Hotel.