Ignatius Joachim Karl Hood | |
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| High Commissioner of Grenada to the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office 8 January 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Mitchell |
| Preceded by | Joslyn Whiteman |
| Ambassador of Grenada to China[1] | |
| In office April 27, 2013 – 8 January 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Mitchell |
| Preceded by | Joslyn Whiteman |
| Succeeded by | Denis Godwin Antoine |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 26 November 2010 – 18 May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Tillman Thomas |
| Preceded by | Peter David |
| Succeeded by | Tillman Thomas |
| Minister of Labour, Social Security and Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
| In office July 9, 2008, 2008 – 26 November 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Tillman Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Glynis Roberts |
| Member of Parliament for St. George South-East | |
| In office 8 July 2008 – 13 February 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory Bowen |
| Succeeded by | Gregory Bowen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Happy Hill, Saint George, Grenada |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress (before 2013) New National Party (2013-present) |
| Alma mater | West Indies School of Theology Nyack College Newport University |
| Occupation | Religious leader Optician politician |
Ignatius Joachim Karl Hood, known as Karl Hood, is a politician from the island nation of Grenada. He served as an MP, Minister of Labour, Social Security and Ecclesiastical Affairs (2008-2010) and as Minister of Foreign Affairs (2010-2012) in a government led by former prime minister Tillman Thomas. He resigned as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 18 May 2012 after he abstained from a no-confidence vote against the government two days earlier. He currently serves as Grenada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[2]