PRESIDENT David Granger Thursday morning attended the 14th Death Anniversary Commemoration Service of former Executive President of Guyana and Leader of the People’s National Congress/ Reform (PNC/R), Hugh Desmond Hoyte, which was held at the Seven Ponds, in the Botanical Gardens.Mr. Hoyte had served as President of Guyana from 1985 to 1992 and before that he held several ministerial posts between 1969 and 1984, including Home Affairs, Finance, Works and Communications, and Economic Development. In 1984, he became first vice-president

and prime minister. During his presidency, he initiated far-reaching electoral and economic reforms, which strengthened the bases of the democratic culture of Guyana, promoted market-oriented policies and stimulated economic growth, the Ministry of the Presidency said in a release.
Attorney General and Chairman of the PNC, Mr. Basil Williams, in his brief remarks at the memorial said that the late President was a “dynamic” individual and led the transformative revolution in Guyana. “He was iconoclastic and he was really the purveyor of a revolution in a way, in Guyana; an economic revolution,” he said.
As a Minister of Government, he held on several occasions, responsibility for African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) affairs under the Lome Convention and was the ACP spokesman on sugar for 1981 to 1983. His portfolio also included Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Affairs.