Carol Cuffy-Dowlat
Carol Cuffy-Dowlat (born 1957 ; died April 14, 2017 in Mount Hope ) was a Trinidadian politician, lawyer and radio host.
life and career
Cuffy-Dowlat was appointed senator for the United National Congress (UNC) party in the Upper House of Trinidad and Tobago in 1995 , where she remained until 2000. During this time she served as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Housing.
She then sat on the San Fernando City Council and worked as a lawyer and most recently as a talk show host on the radio. She was a sharp critic of Prime Minister Patrick Manning and ran against him in two House elections , but was defeated on both occasions. After she started for the UNC in 2002, she ran for the newly founded party Congress of the People in 2007 .
Cuffy-Dowlat died in 2017 after a serious illness. Her funeral took place according to the Hindu rite.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait on ttparliament.org , accessed on January 4, 2018
- ↑ a b Carol Cuffy-Dowlat has died . In: Trinidad Express . April 14, 2017.
- ^ Sascha Wilson: Carol Cuffy-Dowlat: Manning a failure . In: Trinidad Guardian . May 8, 2010.
- ↑ Article on looptt.com , accessed on January 4, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cuffy-Dowlat, Carol |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Trinidadian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 2017 |
| Place of death | Mount Hope |