Carolyn Rodrigues

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Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (born September 16, 1973 in Santa Rosa, Barima-Waini region , Guyana ) is a politician from Guyana.

biography

After attending elementary school in Santa Rosa and a private school in Georgetown , she completed a degree in business administration at the University of Saskatchewan . After her return to Guyana in 1993, she completed a degree in social work at the University of Guyana , which she completed with a degree . Between 1993 and 2001 she was also the manager of the Amerindian Projects Program of the Social Impact Amelioration Program (APP-SIMAP), a program to promote social projects for the benefit of the indigenous people of the country.

In 2001 she was appointed Minister for Native American Affairs (Amerindian Affairs) by President Bharrat Jagdeo in the cabinet of Prime Minister Samuel A. Hinds . In this capacity, she also introduced a law to improve the rights of indigenous people (Amerindian Bill) in March 2006. After the election to the National Assembly in September 2006, she was confirmed in office as the first female minister by President Jagdeo.

As part of a cabinet reshuffle, she was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs on April 10, 2008, making her the first female foreign minister in her home country. The previous Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Trade, Pauline Campbell-Sukhai, was succeeded as Minister for Native American Affairs. As Foreign Minister, she sees a focus of the regional integration of Guyana in the Caribbean and the solution of problems within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ President Jagdeo assents to Amerindian Bill -Amerindians legally empowered ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gina.gov.gy
  2. ^ Carolyn Rodrigues appointed new Minister of Foreign Affairs
  3. ↑ [1]
  4. ^ Rodrigues new Minister of Foreign Affairs - Pauline Sukhai to take over at Amerindian Affairs
  5. ^ Regional integration a priority - Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett
  6. ↑ Guyana seeking clarification on new Antigua immigration policy
personal data
SURNAME Rodrigues, Carolyn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rodrigues-Birkett, Carolyn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Guyanese politician
DATE OF BIRTH 16th September 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Rosa, Barima-Waini Region , Guyana