Dr. Faith Harding – Minister of Government in the PNC administration and 2011 candidate for the leadership of the PNC died on Friday, January, 23, 2015 at the Mercy hospital in Georgetown Guyana after a period of illness.
Dr. Harding served as a Minister of Government in the PNC administration from 1989 to 1992 and was credited with reforming and transforming the Ministry of Public Service for which she was responsible.
Dr. Harding was born on October 5, 1947, the sixth child to parents Egbert and Beryl Blackmore. She attended St. Ambrose and St. Stephen’s primary schools and British Guiana Education Trust High School.
She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in education at Mills College of Education in New York City, and holds a Master of Arts degree in curriculum and teaching, a master’s degree in education and a doctorate degree in education from Columbia University.
Dr. Harding spent more than a year in East Timor and held several roles with the United Nations Transitional Administration.
In a three-year rotation with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Peacekeeping, Faith functioned as the Chief for the Resource Mobilization and Trust Fund.
Dr. Harding was married to Patrick Harding and was the mother of one, Patrick Jon.
The staff of Guyana Graphic offers our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Harding.