Eugenia Charles

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Eugenia Charles was the first female prime minister in the Caribbean and a prominent Dominican lawyer and politician known for her conservative leadership and role in regional affairs.

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instanceOf Dominican politician
human
lawyer
politician
prime minister
awardReceived Order of the British Empire
causeOfDeath pulmonary embolism
countryOfCitizenship Dominica
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1919-05-15
dateOfDeath 2005-09-06
describedBySource first female prime minister in the Caribbean
first female prime minister of Dominica
educatedAt Inns of Court
surface form: Inns of Court School of Law

London School of Economics
University of Toronto
ethnicGroup Afro-Dominican
familyName Charles
fieldOfWork law
politics
founded Dominica Freedom Party
fullName Mary Eugenia Charles
givenName Eugenia
Mary
hasOccupation barrister
headOfGovernmentOf Dominica
honorificTitle Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Dominica Freedom Party
notableFor being the first female prime minister in the Caribbean
conservative leadership style
role in Caribbean regional affairs
support for the 1983 U.S.-led intervention in Grenada
occupation lawyer
politician
officeEndTime 1995-06-14
officeStartTime 1980-07-21
participatedIn Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regional diplomacy
placeOfBirth Saint George Parish, Dominica
surface form: Pointe Michel, Dominica
placeOfDeath Fort-de-France, Martinique
politicalIdeology conservatism
positionHeld Leader of the Opposition of Dominica
surface form: Leader of the Opposition in Dominica

Member of the House of Assembly of Dominica
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Dominica
Prime Minister of Dominica
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Roseau, Dominica
sexOrGender female

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