Collin Croal to be named Minister of Housing

Collin David Croal, former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, is expected to be sworn in as Minister of Housing and Water on Wednesday afternoon.

Croal, 41, has been with the PPP for over two decades.

He achieved a Masters in Business Administration (MBA), majoring in International Business at University Malayu, Malaysia in 2007. His first degree was in Business Management at the University of Guyana in 2000.

He was the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development from December 2011 to June 2015, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs from June 2010 to October 2011 and Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Legal Affairs from April 2009 to June 2010.

In Parliament, he served as the Geographical Representative for Region No.1 Barima-Waini and he also had Parliamentary responsibility for Local Government and Housing and Water.