445:. He was made a permanent Government Senator from 23 September 2015 to 31 December 2019. While a senator, he served on the Public Accounts (Enterprises) Committee, the Government Assurances Committees, the Committee on State Enterprises, and the Public Administration and Appropriation Committee. Cummings was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government on 1 January 2020.
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