New Deputy Speaker: Wayne Perinchief
Wayne Perinchief was named the new Deputy Speaker this morning [Nov 5]. Dame Jennifer Smith had previously held the position, until she resigned a few days ago to take on the Minister of Education position.
A former Assistant Police Commissioner, Mr Perinchief was elected to the House of Assembly in November 1998 in the Pembroke West Constituency.
He completed his education at the Berkeley Institute and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Queens University in Ontario, Canada and a Master’s Degree in Management and Human Resources from Webster University. As a career Police Officer, he retired as head of the Criminal Investigations Department in 1995, after attaining the rank of Assistant Commissioner.
