Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Parliament of Saint Lucia
(Female Suffrage 1927/51) Contested between France and Britain before becoming a part of the Colony of Leeward and Windward Islands, became independent 1979

Also see Saint Helena Ministers

Around 1988-around 1993 Deputy President of the Senate Charmaine Gardner   

Around 1999-2001 Deputy President of the Senate Epheline Jane Bourne

2001-07 Deputy President of the Senate Theresa Romulus
Independent Senator until 2007.

Around 2003- Clerk of Parliament Tamara Gibson

2007- Speaker of the House of Assembly Sarah Flood-Beaubrun, St. Lucia
1997-2001 Minister of Health, Human Service and Family Affairs, 1997-2004 Minister of Gender Relations, 2001-04 Minister of Home Affairs and in Sarah-Lucy gave birth to her first child in 2001. In January 2004 she was dismissed from the government because she protested against a decision to allow abortion under certain circumstances, she founded the party the Organization for National Empowerment. Resigned from parliament in 2006 and lot the subsequent by-election and then joined the opposition United Worker’s Party. Appointed Speaker in 2007. (b. 1969-)

2007- President of the Senate Dr Rosemarie Husbands-Mathurin
An educator, she was appointed independent Senator from 2007 and her full name is
Senator The Honourable Dr. Hilda Rose Marie Husbands-Mathurin

 

Last update 10.01.07