Janet Jagan

Janet Jagan , b. Rosenberg, (born October 20, 1920 in Chicago , Illinois , † March 28, 2009 in Georgetown , Guyana ) was a Guyanese politician and writer.

Life

Janet Jagan came from a family who immigrated to the United States from Hungary and Romania . She became a nurse and met Cheddi Jagan , who was then studying dentistry and maxillofacial surgery at Northwestern University . They married in 1943 and moved to Cheddi Jagan's homeland, British Guiana , that same year . She supported her husband in his struggle for social reform and the independence of the colony. From 1950 to 1970 she was general secretary of the People's Progressive Party (PPP). In 1953 she was one of the first three women to be elected to the House of Assembly of British Guiana. From 1957 to 1964 she was Minister of Labor and Health in her husband's government. From 1976 she was again a member of parliament.

In 1997 she was Prime Minister for a short time and from December 19, 1997 to August 11, 1999, President of Guyana.

In addition, Janet Jagan worked as a writer and published several children's books and a book on the history of the PPP.

Fonts

History of the PPP 1963
Army intervention in the 1973 elections in Guyana . 1974
When Grandpa Cheddi Was a Boy and Other Stories . 1994
Patricia the Baby Manatee and Other Stories . 1995
Children's stories of Guyana's freedom struggles . 1995
Anastasia the Anteater and Other Stories . 1997
The Dog Who Loved Flowers . 2001

literature

David Hinds: Janet Jagan and the Politics of Ethnicity in Guyana . In: Cynthia Barrow-Giles (ed.): Women in Caribbean Politics . Ian Randle, Kingston 2011, ISBN 978-976-637-083-1 , pp. 195-208.

Web links

Cheddi u. Janet Jagan , Cheddi Jagan Research Center , accessed January 4, 2015
"Janet Jagan, Chicago Native Who Led Guyana, Dies at 88" , New York Times , English, accessed January 4, 2015

Footnotes

^ Frank A. Narain: Historical information. Events & dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006 . Parliament of Guyana, Georgetown 2007, p. 151 ( online ).

personal data
SURNAME	Jagan, Janet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rosenberg, Janet (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Guyanese politician and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	October 20, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH	March 28, 2009
Place of death	Georgetown

[1] Frank A. Narain: Historical information. Events & dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006 . Parliament of Guyana, Georgetown 2007, p. 151 ( online ).