, ▁he ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Grand ▁Bay ▁seat , ▁and ▁won , ▁though ▁his ▁Domin ica ▁Labour ▁Party ▁( D LP ) ▁– ▁led ▁by ▁Ros ie ▁Douglas ’ s ▁brother ▁Michael ▁Douglas ▁– ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁Domin ica ▁Fre edom ▁Party ▁( DF P ) ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁form id able ▁D ame ▁Eugen ia ▁Charles , ▁Domin ica ' s ▁longest ▁serving ▁head ▁of ▁government . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁Pierre ▁Charles ▁remained ▁in ▁that ▁position , ▁as ▁ir rem ov able ▁from ▁Grand ▁Bay ▁as ▁Ros ie ▁Douglas ▁was ▁from ▁Port sm outh . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁D LP ▁( in ▁coal ition ▁with ▁the ▁D FP ) ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Ros ie ▁Douglas , ▁Charles ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Public ▁Works ▁and ▁Communic ations . ▁During ▁the ▁eight ▁months ▁of ▁Douglas ’ s ▁rule , ▁Charles ▁was ▁often ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁function ▁as ▁the ▁acting ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁When ▁Douglas ▁suddenly ▁died ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Charles ▁was ▁elev ated ▁as ▁Douglas ’ s ▁successor . ▁He ▁continued ▁in ▁office ▁until ▁his ▁sudden ▁death ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Charles ▁was ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Member ▁of ▁The ▁International ▁Ra oul ▁W allen berg ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Domin ica ▁PM ▁dies : ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail ▁( Can ada ). ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁birth