Lenox Ron O'Dell Shuman[1] (born 13 September 1973)[2] is a former Guyanese politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana and Member of Parliament from 2 September 2020 to 31 March 2023.
His mother was of mixed race, and his father descended from a long line of Lokono chiefs.
[2] Before entering the world of politics, Shuman was a Canadian citizen working as a pilot for Sunwing Airlines.
[2] In 2009,[2] Shuman returned to Guyana, and was elected toshao (village chief) for St. Cuthbert's Mission in 2015.
[4] In 2019, the courts ruled that members of the National Assembly had to have Guyanese citizenship only,[7] therefore Shuman relinquished his Canadian citizenship, to form the Liberty and Justice Party and run for president in the March 2020 Guyanese general election.