Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas (1940 – 30 April 1992 and as well as a cabinet minister for a number of years, including as Minister of Finance from 1979 to 1980 and also Deputy Prime Minister.

Douglas was elected to the House of Assembly in the 1980 elections under the banner of Dominica Democratic Labour Party. Douglas formed United Dominica Labour Party in 1981. His party merged back with Dominica Labour Party in 1985. He was the son of a wealthy entrepreneur named Bernard Douglas who was previously a coconut farmer and a conservative politician. Douglas got a degree in mechanical engineering before joining the Dominica Labour Party.

He was brother to the Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Douglas and father of current Cabinet Minister Ian Douglas.

Political career In March 1975 he was elected to the Dominica House of Assembly representing the Portsmouth constituency. The following year, 1976, during a government reshuffle, he became Minister of Communications, Works, and Hydraulics. However, he was dismissed by John afterwards, who accused Douglas of being a communist.