Suresh Singh, who serves as the Director of Youth in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, was sworn in as a Member of Parliament moments ago. Singh, who was on the national top-up list for the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), replaced Dharamkumar Seeraj.
Seeraj has been appointed as Guyana’s High Commissioner to India. Singh holds a Master of Science Degree in Education (Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment) from Walden University, a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, majoring in Mathematics from the University of Guyana, and a Trained Teacher’s Certificate, majoring in Mathematics from the Cyril Potter College of Education.
He taught mathematics at the secondary education level for 11 years, ending his teaching career as the Mathematics Head of Department at the Annandale Secondary School, East Coast Demerara, in 2020.
He has been involved in youth development since 2003, when he was the secretary of Enterprise Vishnu Mandir Youth Group. He worked his way up to the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC), where he served as a councillor from 2015 to 2019.
