{{Short description|Dominican politician (1940–2017)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ronald O. P. Armour | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | office = Deputy Premier of Dominica | premier = Edward Oliver LeBlanc | term_start = 1970 | term_end = July 1973 | preceded = Nicholson Ducreay | succeeded = Patrick John | birth_date = 17 June 1940 | birth_place = | death_date = August 2017 | education = | party = Dominica Labour Party | birth_name = Ronald Oliver Paul Armour | nickname = R. O. P. Armour | relations = Jenner Armour (brother) }} '''Ronald Oliver Paul Armour''' <ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2017-08-20 |title=Legal fraternity pays tribute to the late R.O.P. Armour |url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/legal-fraternity-pays-tribute-to-the-late-r-o-p-armour/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Dominica News Online |language=en-US}}</ref>(17 June 1940 – August 2017) was a Dominican politician and cabinet minister from Dominica Labour Party.<ref name="obituary" />
== Biography ==
=== Early life and education === Armour was born on 17 June 1940.<ref name="obituary" /> He was Jenner Armour's brother.<ref name="usdeptstate">{{cite web |title=Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 05 JUL 2006 |url=https://aad.archives.gov/aad/createpdf?rid=207941&dt=2476&dl=1345 |publisher=US Department of State}}</ref> He graduated with a law degree from University of London in 1961 and with a diploma from London School of Economics in 1963, and then returned to Dominica and joined Dominica Labour Party.<ref name="radio" />
=== Career === In the 1966 elections Armour won the House of Assembly seat for Roseau South.<ref name="radio" /> In March 1967 he was appointed minister of communications and works in the cabinet of Edward Oliver LeBlanc.<ref name="obituary">{{cite web |date=18 August 2017 |title=Official Funeral For Ronald O. P. Armour, Former Parliamentarian - GIS Dominica |url=https://www.news.gov.dm/news/4496-official-funeral-for-ronald-o-p-armour-former-parliamentarian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424075936/https://www.news.gov.dm/news/4496-official-funeral-for-ronald-o-p-armour-former-parliamentarian |archive-date=2019-04-24 |website=www.news.gov.dm}}</ref>
In the 1970 elections Armour won the seat for South Roseau.<ref>{{cite web |title=1970 General Election Results - Electoral Office |url=https://electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/69-1970-general-election-results |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=electoraloffice.gov.dm}}</ref> He was then appointed Deputy Premier by Edward Oliver LeBlanc<ref name="radio" /><ref>{{cite web |title=New Premier Is Sworn In On Dominica in West Indies; ROSEAU, Dominica, July 28 (AP)—Deputy Premier Patrick Roland John has been sworn in as Premier of Dominica after yesterday's resignation of the Caribbean island's first Premier, Edward O. LeBlanc. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/29/archives/new-premier-is-sworn-in-on-dominica-in-westindies.html |website=The New York Times |date=29 July 1974}}</ref> from 1970 to July 1973. He was also Minister of Finance from 1970 to 13 July 1973, when he resigned from the cabinet under pressure from Patrick John.<ref name="radio" /> In July 1974 Armour ran to succeed Edward Oliver LeBlanc as the leader of Dominica Labour Party, but lost to Patrick John.<ref name="usdeptstate" /><ref name="radio" />
Armour lost his seat in the House of Assembly in the 1975 elections<ref>{{cite web |title=Bulletin of Eastern Caribbean Affairs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LlNLAAAAYAAJ |publisher=University of West Indies |language=en |date=1975}}</ref> when he ran under the banner of Progressive Labour Party against DLP's Eustace Hazelwood Francis, who was a Patrick John's ally.<ref name="radio" /> That election ended his political career.<ref name="radio" /> He then practiced law in Portsmouth.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
=== Death === He died on 6 August 2017 or 7 August 2017.<ref name="radio">{{cite web |date=2017-08-08 |title=Ronald Armour, former DLP government minister and attorney at law, died on Sunday 6th August 2017 |url=http://www.q95da.com/news/ronald-armour-former-dlp-government-minister-and-attorney-at-law-died-on-sunday-6th-august-2017 |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Q95FM |language=en}}</ref><ref name="obituary" />
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