Justina Charles
Justina Charles | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Grand Bay | |
| In office 2009–2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Fabien |
| Succeeded by | Edward Registe |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2010-2018 | Culture |
| 2010-2019 | Youth |
| 2010-2019 | Sports |
| 2014-2019 | Constituency Empowerment |
| Personal details | |
| Party | DLP |
| Spouses | |
| Alma mater | University of Technology, Jamaica |
Justina Charles is a Dominican politician.
Biography
[edit]Justina Charles is Roman Catholic. She is a registered nurse who trained in public health at the University of Technology in Jamaica. She previously worked at the Princess Margaret Hospital.[1] She was married to Prime Minister Pierre Charles who died in office on 6 January 2004.[2]
Charles was elected to represent the Grand Bay constituency in the House of Assembly in the 2009 general election. She ran with the ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP).[3] On 4 January 2010, Charles was sworn in as minister for culture, youth, and sports.[4] She was re-elected in 2014.[5] On 13 December 2014, Charles was sworn in as minister for youth, sports, culture, and constituency empowerment.[6] In April 2018, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reshuffled his cabinet. Charles retained all of her cabinet appointments, except for as minister for culture.[7]
On 17 February 2019, Prime Minister Skerrit announced the candidates for the DLP for the 2019 general election. Charles was not on the list of candidates.[8] In April 2019, Charles remarried to deputy fire chief, Farley Riviere.[9] She did not contest the 2019 election.[10] In December 2019, following the election, Prime Minister Skerrit appointed his new cabinet.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Justina Charles 2014 General Election Candidate". The Sun Dominica. 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "Anniversary of Pierre Charles death today". Dominica News Online. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "2009 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Charles enthusiastic about youth ministry". Dominica News Online. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "2014 General Elections Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Seventeen-member cabinet of ministers sworn in". Dominica News Online. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle also creates a new Ecclesiastics, Family and Gender Affairs Ministerial Portfolio". Q95. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "Skerrit announces 13 new DLP candidates for next general election". Dominica News Online. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "Widow of late PM Pierre Charles remarries". Dominica News Online. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "2019 General Elections Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Seventeen ministers, two parliamentary secretaries in new DLP cabinet". Dominica News Online. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- Living people
- Women nurses
- Dominica Roman Catholics
- Government ministers of Dominica
- Women government ministers of Dominica
- Dominica Labour Party politicians
- Members of the House of Assembly of Dominica
- Spouses of prime ministers of Dominica
- 21st-century Dominica politicians
- 21st-century Dominica women politicians