Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday maintained that his holding the office of Secretary to the Cabinet while being both the Minister of State and a Member of Parliament (MP) is not a violation of the Constitution, which says the office holder shall be a civil servant.
He was responding to a recent suggestion by former Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon, who held the post during successive PPP/C administrations, that it is improper for him to also hold political offices.
Luncheon, in a letter published in Wednesday’s edition of the Stabroek News, also cited similar concerns over Harmon’s holding of the office of Secretary to the Defence Board.
