Charles Ramson

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Hon. Charles Ramson Jr.

Charles S. Ramson Jr. is a Guyanese politician and lawyer who serves as a member of Parliament and Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sport in the government led by President Irfaan Ali.

Ramson is a member of the People’s Progressive Party.

Education:

  • University of Aberdeen, MSc Oil and Gas Enterprise Management, MSc Oil and Gas Enterprise Management, Oil and Gas2016 – 20172016 – 2017 .Grade: Distinction
  • University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, L.E.C., Law 2009 – 2010

Lawyer and Partner at Ramson & Conway & Associates Aug 2012 – Present · 12 yrs 7 mos.
Partner and Oil and Gas Consultant at Abercal Guyana Energy Advisory Guyana, Oct 2017 – Present · 7 yrs 5 mos.

Honours & awards:
• OGEM Best Student Award

Issued by University of Aberdeen · Aug 2017, Associated with University of Aberdeen. An award and prize conferred on the best graduating student in the master’s program.

• Chevening Scholar
Issued by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office · Jan 2016,The Chevening Scholarship Awards are prestigious and highly competitive, with around 700 awards out of about 40,000 applicants from over 144 countries. The selection criteria for the Chevening Scholarship are aimed at identifying “high-calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual, and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership.”