Pearlette Louisy

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Pearlette Louisy

Dame Calliopa Pearlette Louisy GCMG (born June 8, 1946 in Laborie , St. Lucia ) was the Governor General of St. Lucia from 1997 to 2017 .

Louisy studied languages ​​and linguistics at the University of the West Indies and with a Canadian scholarship at Laval University in Québec . She then worked at various schools in St. Lucia, most recently in managerial positions. In 1991 she continued her studies at the University of Bristol .

Louisy was sworn in on September 19, 1997 and is the first woman to hold this position. She is also the governor general with the longest term in office since the independence of St. Lucia.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Presentation of Calliopa Pearlette Louisy on the website of the Governor General of St. Lucia (English); accessed: August 16, 2015
  2. ↑ Pearlette Louisy - The Dame on the Hill , International Kreol Magazine, November 1, 2014 (English); accessed: August 16, 2015
  3. ↑ St. Lucia on the pages of the Foreign Office ; accessed: August 16, 2015
  4. ^ A b First female head of state , St. Lucia News, February 20, 2014; accessed: August 16, 2015

See also: List of Governors General of St. Lucia

personal data
SURNAME Louisy, Pearlette
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Louisy, Calliopa Pearlette (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lucian politician, Governor General of St. Lucia
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Laborie, St. Lucia