Diallo Vincent Rabain, JP, MP [1] is the current Minister of Education and Workforce Development, [2] and a member of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party.
Rabain was appointed to the Senate in November 2011 [3] by the then Premier of Bermuda, Paula Cox. He served as the Junior Minister of Education and the Junior Minister of Youth, Families and Sports. In 2012 he was unsuccessful as a candidate for election to the House of Assembly in Bermuda. In December 2012, he was reappointed to the Senate as the Opposition Leader in the Senate. [4] In the Senate, Rabain served as the Shadow Minister of Environment & Planning and was the Senate Spokesman for Public Works, Community/Cultural Development, and Education.
On February 4, 2016, Rabain was elected to the House of Assembly via a by-election [5] to constituency 13, Devonshire North Central. On July 18, 2017, [6] [7] [8] he was elected to the House of Assembly again for Constituency 13, Devonshire North Central and appointed to the Cabinet post of Minister of Education and Workforce Development [9] by Premier of Bermuda, Edward David Burt.
Rabain attended Florida A&M University where he graduated in April 1995 with a degree in Electronic Engineering Technology.
He is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and currently serves as the International District Director [10] [11] for the East Region. He oversees Alpha chapters in Bermuda, [12] London, [13] Germany, Liberia, [14] and South Africa. [15]
Diallo Vincent Rabain, JP, MP [1] is the current Minister of Education and Workforce Development, [2] and a member of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party.
Rabain was appointed to the Senate in November 2011 [3] by the then Premier of Bermuda, Paula Cox. He served as the Junior Minister of Education and the Junior Minister of Youth, Families and Sports. In 2012 he was unsuccessful as a candidate for election to the House of Assembly in Bermuda. In December 2012, he was reappointed to the Senate as the Opposition Leader in the Senate. [4] In the Senate, Rabain served as the Shadow Minister of Environment & Planning and was the Senate Spokesman for Public Works, Community/Cultural Development, and Education.
On February 4, 2016, Rabain was elected to the House of Assembly via a by-election [5] to constituency 13, Devonshire North Central. On July 18, 2017, [6] [7] [8] he was elected to the House of Assembly again for Constituency 13, Devonshire North Central and appointed to the Cabinet post of Minister of Education and Workforce Development [9] by Premier of Bermuda, Edward David Burt.
Rabain attended Florida A&M University where he graduated in April 1995 with a degree in Electronic Engineering Technology.
He is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and currently serves as the International District Director [10] [11] for the East Region. He oversees Alpha chapters in Bermuda, [12] London, [13] Germany, Liberia, [14] and South Africa. [15]