Margaret Hector
Margaret Hector | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Diego Martin West | |
| In office 15 December 1986 – 16 December 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Francis |
| Succeeded by | Keith Rowley |
| Personal details | |
| Party | National Alliance for Reconstruction |
Margaret Hector (died 2013) was a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the National Alliance for Reconstruction.[1]
Career
[edit]Before entering politics, Hector worked as a waitress.[2] She was elected in the 1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election for the constituency of Diego Martin West.[3] She remains the only non-People's National Movement candidate to win the seat.[4] In the National Alliance for Reconstruction administration she served as Parliamentary Secretary of Health, Welfare and the Status of Women and as a Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister.[5] She was succeeded by future prime minister Keith Rowley in the 1991 general election.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Margaret Hector died in 2013.[7] Her daughter Avonelle Hector contested Diego Martin West for the Congress of the People (COP) in the 2015 Trinidad and Tobago general election.[7] Avonelle Hector-Joseph is the founder of the NGO "Is There Not a Cause".[8] The organisation engages in humanitarian efforts.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Margaret Hector – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ↑ Neaves, Julien (2024-01-30). "The legacy of Mother Ipyana – Irma Simonette". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Women matter in Local Government". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ Souza, Janelle De (2022-11-27). "ITNAC on mission to empower poor". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago Ministers". www.guide2womenleaders.com. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ Seemungal, Joshua (2025-02-03). "Rowley bids farewell to constituents: I am leaving you with Hans - CNC3". Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- 1 2 Loubon, Michelle (2015-08-28). "Hector hoping to follow in her mother's footsteps". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ Hamilton-Davis, Ryan (2022-05-16). "Local NGO Is There Not a Cause celebrates 20 years". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ Connelly, Corey (2018-08-26). "The equaliser". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
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