Winston Edward Peters, also known by his sobriquet Gypsy is a Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

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 calypsonian

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 and politician

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 and currently serves as that country's Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism.

Born in Mayaro

Mayaro, Trinidad

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 he serves as the M.P.

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 for Mayaro for the United National Congress

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 since 2007 and also between 1995 and 2002. He is also a former U.S. Marine

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. He is also famous for his calypso Sinking Ship which helped remove the People's National Movement

People's National Movement

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 government from power in the 1986 General Elections.

Peters' election to Parliament

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 in 2000 was challenged by the PNM.