Answer the following question: Read the bio below and try to give details on vere bird , jr. . 's: - profession - successor - party - office - term end - term start - name - nationality Bio: vere bird , jr. -lrb- c. 1937 - 31 march 2013 -rrb- was an antiguan lawyer and politician who served as chairman of the antigua labour party -lrb- alp -rrb- and a government minister . he is the son of vere bird , the former prime minister of antigua and barbuda , and brother of lester bird , who later held the same position . bird entered politics in 1981 . three years later he was elected to the house of representatives and became minister of aviation , public information and public utilities . as minister , bird conducted a purchase deal for dominican water before being made minister of public works and communications on 1 january 1987 . in this role , he oversaw the reconstruction of v. c. bird international airport , which was the subject of controversy after it was discovered that he had granted a contract for the construction of a new runway to a company in which he was a shareholder . this led to conflict within the alp , but bird remained a minister . he was later fired after a scandal in which israeli weapons , sold to antigua and barbuda , were found in the hands of the medellin cartel of colombian drug smugglers -- it was discovered that the weapons had been transferred at bird 's instruction , and a report by sir louis blom-cooper recommended that he be prohibited from holding public office again . despite this decision , bird returned to government on 15 may 1996 as minister of science , technology and communications , with a transfer to the ministry of trade , industry and business development following the 1999 general election . in 2000 , he became minister of agriculture , lands and fisheries ; in this role , he negotiated an end to the antiguan boycott of agricultural goods from trinidad and tobago . the alp lost the 2004 general election and were replaced by a united progressive party government under baldwin spencer . bird remained involved in politics , and along with six other senior alp members was arrested in 2009 after an unauthorised may day rally . the seven politicians were found...
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- profession is politician , lawyer- successor is robin yearwood- party is antigua labour party- office is minister trade , industry and business development minister of science , of technology and communications minister of public works and communications minister agriculture of aviation , public information and public utilities , lands and fisheries minister of- term end is 2004 2000 1999 10 may 1990 1 january 1987- term start is 2000 may 1996 1999 15 may 1996 1 january 1987 15- name is vere bird , jr. .- nationality is antiguan