Liam James (politician)

Liam James
Deputy Prime Minister of Grenada
In office
October 1983 – October 1983
Prime MinisterBernard Coard
Preceded byBernard Coard
Personal details
Born1955 (age 70–71)
Birchgrove, Grenada
PartyNew Jewel Movement
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Lieutenant-Colonel Liam James 'Owusu' is Grenadian politician from New Jewel Movement. He was once considered third most powerful figure in the Grenada Revolution after Maurice Bishop and Bernard Coard.

He was born 1955 in Birchgrove, Saint Andrew parish. He was born into a farming family in Grenada. He studied in a Catholic college. In 1971 he founded student organization (Joint Organization of Youth) with Basil Gahagan. He was an early member in the New Jewel Movement (NJM). He worked as a trade unionist between 1974 and 1979.