Vere Bird, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vere Bird

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1910

Place of Birth: St. John's, Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1999

Profession: politician

Nationality: Antigua and Barbuda

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr., KNH (9 December 1910 – 28 June 1999) was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda.
His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded him as Prime Minister.
In 1994 he was declared a national hero. He was an officer in the Salvation Army for 2 years.
In 1943, he became the president of the Antigua Trades and Labour Union.
He achieved national acclaim politically for the first time when he was elected to the colonial legislature in 1945.
He formed the Antigua Labour Party and became the first and only chief minister, first and last premier, and first prime minister from 1981 to 1994.
His resignation was due to failing health and internal issues within the government. In 1985 Antigua's international airport, which was first named Coolidge, was renamed V.C.
Bird International Airport in his honour.