# Ian Pinard > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ian_Pinard > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ian_Pinard.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Pinard > Source revision: 1355412742 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Dominican politician (1971/1972–2026)}} '''Ian Pinard''' (1971 or 1972 – 17 April 2026) was a [Dominica](/source/Dominica)n politician. He was elected in 2005 to parliament and did not run again in 2009. In 2014, he was again elected to parliament and was appointed a government minister. In 2016, he resigned first as minister then as MP in response to allegations of inappropriate relations with a minor. ==Life and career== Ian Pinard was born in either 1971 or 1972. Pinard was first elected to the [House of Assembly](/source/House_of_Assembly_of_Dominica) in the [2005 election](/source/2005_Dominican_general_election). He was elected to represent the [Soufrière constituency](/source/Soufri%C3%A8re_(Dominica_constituency)) on the ruling [Dominica Labour Party](/source/Dominica_Labour_Party) (DLP) ticket. In 2009, Pinard declined to seek re-election due to health-related reasons.{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/politics/update-ian-pinard-resigns-as-soufriere-mp/|title=UPDATE: Ian Pinard resigns as Soufriere MP|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=26 April 2016|accessdate=7 September 2025}} Sam Martin succeeded him in parliament.{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/politics/sam-martin-endorses-ian-pinard/|title=Sam Martin endorses Ian Pinard|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=1 July 2014|accessdate=7 September 2025}} He was elected to parliament again in the [2014 election](/source/2014_Dominican_general_election). His candidacy was endorsed by Martin. On 12 December 2014, Pinard was sworn in as minister for public works and ports.{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/politics/breaking-news-seventeen-member-cabinet-of-ministers-sworn-in/|title=Seventeen-member cabinet of ministers sworn in|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=13 December 2014|accessdate=7 September 2025}} On 2 March 2016, Pinard resigned as government minister due to, as ''Caribbean360'' explained, "allegations that he had inappropriate conduct with an under-aged girl."{{cite web|url=https://www.caribbean360.com/news/mp-steps-aside-amid-ongoing-allegations-inappropriate-conduct-minor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507185948/https://www.caribbean360.com/news/mp-steps-aside-amid-ongoing-allegations-inappropriate-conduct-minor|title=MP steps aside amid allegations of inappropriate conduct with minor |publisher=Caribbean360|date=27 April 2016|archive-date=7 May 2016|accessdate=7 September 2025}} ''The Sun Dominica'' described the incident as a "sex scandal" and as "an alleged relationship with a schoolgirl."{{cite web|url=https://sundominica.com/articles/ian-goes-as-parl-rep-too-3302/|title=Ian goes as Parl Rep too|publisher=The Sun Dominica|date=26 April 2016|accessdate=7 September 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://sundominica.com/articles/hes-back-5304/|title=He's back|publisher=The Sun Dominica|date=8 May 2019|accessdate=7 September 2025}} On 26 April, Pinard also resigned as MP due to the same allegations. Pinard had been arrested in relation to the allegations and subsequently went on bail.{{cite web|url=https://sundominica.com/articles/eve-of-sacrificing-adams-3432/|title=Eve of sacrificing Adams|publisher=The Sun Dominica|date=3 June 2016|accessdate=7 September 2025}} Following his resignation, Prime Minister [Roosevelt Skerrit](/source/Roosevelt_Skerrit) publicly announced he "vowed to stand by" Pinard despite the allegations, as reported by ''Dominica News Online''.{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/politics/skerrit-vows-to-stand-by-pinard-calls-supporters-to-arms/|title=Skerrit vows to stand by Pinard; calls supporters to arms|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=27 April 2016|accessdate=7 September 2025}} In the [by-election](/source/2016_Soufri%C3%A8re_by-election) which resulted from Pinard's resignation, [Denise Charles](/source/Denise_Charles) was chosen as the DLP candidate.{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/dlp-confirms-denise-charles-as-its-candidate-in-soufriere-by-election/|title=DLP confirms Denise Charles as its candidate in Soufriere by-election|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=10 May 2016|accessdate=7 September 2025}} She had previously worked on Pinard's campaign.{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/politics/denise-charles-tipped-to-replace-pinard-in-soufriere-constituency/|title=Denise Charles tipped to replace Pinard in Soufriere constituency|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=28 April 2016|accessdate=7 September 2025}} On 15 May, Pinard endorsed Charles's candidacy. He also worked on her campaign.{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/uwp-leader-calls-for-dlp-to-forego-soufriere-by-election/|title=UWP leader calls for DLP to forego Soufriere by-election|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=22 May 2016|accessdate=7 September 2025}} The opposition [United Workers' Party](/source/United_Workers'_Party_(Dominica)) focused their campaign on the issue of child abuse due to the allegations surrounding Pinard. Charles was ultimately elected.{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/politics/denise-charles-sworn-in/|title=Denise Charles sworn in|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=30 June 2016|accessdate=7 September 2025}} After resigning, he served as acting general manager at Petro Caribe Dominica. In November 2024, Pinard was elected as vice president of the DLP.{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/roosevelt-skerrit-re-elected-as-dlp-leader-unopposed/|title=Roosevelt Skerrit re-elected as DLP leader, unopposed|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=11 November 2024|accessdate=7 September 2025}} In December 2024, Pinard was appointed CEO of the Dominica Air and Sea Ports Authority.{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/homepage-carousel/ian-pinard-appointed-new-daspa-ceo/|title=Ian Pinard appointed new DASPA CEO|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=2 December 2024|accessdate=7 September 2025}} Pinard died on 17 April 2026, at the age of 54.{{Cite web |date=2026-04-17 |title=Former government minister, Ian pinard, passes at 54 |url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/death/former-government-minister-ian-pinard-passes-at-54/ |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=Dominica News Online}} His funeral was held in [Pointe Michel](/source/Pointe_Michel) on 8 May, which was declared a national day of mourning.{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/death/former-government-minister-ian-pinard-to-receive-official-funeral/|title=Former Government minister Ian Pinard to receive official funeral|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=1 May 2026|accessdate=1 May 2026}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|6175602}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinard, Ian}} Category:1970s births Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:2026 deaths Category:Dominica Labour Party politicians Category:Public works ministers of Dominica Category:Members of the House of Assembly of Dominica Category:21st-century Dominica politicians --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ian Pinard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Pinard) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Pinard?action=history)). 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