Knowlson Gift

Who is Knowlson Gift?

Knowlson Gift is a politician in Trinidad and Tobago. He is a member of the People's National Movement. Gift served as foreign minister between May 7 and May 17, 1995, but resigned in the face of allegations of financial improprieties at the end of his stint as High Commissioner to Jamaica, where he served between 1984 and 1987. He was re-appointed to the Senate and as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2001 when Patrick Manning was re-appointed Prime Minister. The Jamaica Gleaner newspaper paid a price in an out of court settlement, for a libelous article against Mr. Gift concerning allegations of financial improprieties. He served as foreign minister until October 2006.