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Throughout the Caribbean women are actively involved in politics from the organisation level to serving in parliament, with several presiding officers being women. In recent years Antigua and Barbuda named its first female Governmor General, and Haiti elected its first female Prime Minister.
 FEMALE HEADS OF STATE
AND GOVERNMENT (CURRENTLY IN OFFICE)
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Governor-General Hon. Dr. Dame C. Pearlette Louisy, St. Lucia (1997 -)
Dame Calliopa Pearlette Louisy GCMG (born 8 June 1946) is the Governor-General of Saint Lucia. She is the first woman to hold this office, which she was sworn into on 19 September 1997. |
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Governor General Dame Louise Lake-Tack, Antigua and Barbuda (2007 -)
A former nurse and magistrate from 1995. (b. 1944-). |
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Prime Minister Michèle Pierre-Louis, Haiti (2008 - )
The third nominee by president Preval since March, has been Executive Director of the Foundation of Knowledge and Liberty since 1995. (b. 1947-). |
FEMALE PARLIAMENTARIANS
| Country |
Chamber |
No. of Seats |
No. of Female Parliamentarians |
Percentage of women |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
House of Representatives |
19 |
2 |
10.53 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Senate |
17 |
4 |
17.65 |
| Bahamas |
House of Assembly |
41 |
5 |
12.2 |
| Bahamas |
Senate |
15 |
9 |
56.25 |
| Barbados |
House of Assembly |
30 |
3 |
10 |
| Barbados |
Senate |
21 |
4 |
19.05 |
| Belize |
House of Representatives |
32 |
0 |
0 |
| Belize |
Senate |
13 |
5 |
38.46 |
| Cuba |
National Assembly of the People's Power |
614 |
265 |
43.16 |
| Dominica |
House of Assembly |
31 |
6 |
12.9 |
| Dominican Republic |
Chamber of Deputies |
178 |
35 |
19.66 |
| Dominican Republic |
Senate |
32 |
1 |
3.13 |
| Grenada |
House of Representatives |
15 |
2 |
13.33 |
| Grenada |
Senate |
13 |
4 |
30.77 |
| Guyana |
National Assembly |
69 |
20 |
28.99 |
| Haiti |
Chamber of Deputies |
98 |
4 |
4.04 |
| Haiti |
Senate |
18 |
2 |
13.33 |
| Jamaica |
House of Representatives |
60 |
8 |
13.33 |
| Jamaica |
Senate |
21 |
3 |
14.29 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
National Assembly |
15 |
1 |
0 |
| Saint Lucia |
House of Assembly |
18 |
2 |
5.56 |
| Saint Lucia |
Senate |
11 |
3 |
18.18 |
| Saint Vincent and The Grenadines |
House of Assembly |
22 |
4 |
18.18 |
| Suriname |
National Assembly |
51 |
13 |
25.49 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
House of Representatives |
41 |
11 |
26.83 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Senate |
31 |
13 |
32.26 |
 Learn more:
sources:
IPU: PARLINE database on national parliaments
http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Current-Women-Leaders.htm |
