Osborne Symes

Frederick Osborne George Symes was a Dominican civil servant who served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica during United Workers Party administration from 1995 to 2000.

Symes was born in Roseau on 31 August 1937. He worked as accountant by profession. He worked in the treasury department of Ministry of Finance of Dominica, and acted as cabinet secretary on occasion. He retired from the public service in 1993. In 1995, Symes was approached by UWP to be nominated as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica, and he did accept the nomination. He was replaced following UWP loss in the 2000 elections. He worked eight years as director in National Bank of Dominica.

Symes died of heart failure on 12 March 2013. He received a state funeral.