Shantanny Anasha Campbell Lewis (born 1984) is a Nicaraguan politician who is co-director of the Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism and Minister of Tourism of Nicaragua.[1][2][3][4] She is the first person of African descent to hold that ministerial role.[5]
Biography
editBorn in Bluefields, Nicaragua, in 1984, Campbell has creole heritage.[6] She studied at the Moravian College there and completed higher education in Managua. She holds a degree in International Relations and a PhD in Social Sciences, the latter from the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua.[7][6] In 2004 she was chosen Miss Bluefields and participated in the national Miss Nicaragua pageant, where she was first runner-up.[8]
By 2010 she was working for CARICOM (the Caribbean Community Organisation) as a policy advisor.[6] In 2013, she was appointed by the Central American Tourism Council as Secretary of Central American Tourism Integration, a position she held for four years.[9] In 2015, she was appointed co-director of the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute.[1]
In 2020, on behalf of the Nicaraguan government, she assumed the pro tempore presidency of the Central American Tourism Council and Board of Directors of the Central American Tourism Promotion Agency for a period of six months.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "NOMBRAN A ANASHA CAMPBELL COMO NUEVA CODIRECTORA DE INTUR". 100noticias.com.ni (in Spanish). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ intur1 (2020-05-26). "Nicaragua y Venezuela intercambian experiencias sobre turismo". INTUR Nicaragua (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Hoy, Economía de. "Entrevista a Anasha Campbell Lewis, ministra de Turismo de Nicaragua". Economía de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ "Aeromexico restarts Nicaragua service from Mexico City". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ "Anasha Campbell – Growth of sustainable development in Nicaragua; Raising the profile of Nicaragua to the wider world | International Magazine Kreol". 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ a b c Editor (2019-05-29). "Anasha Campbell – Growth of sustainable development in Nicaragua; Raising the profile of Nicaragua to the wider world | International Magazine Kreol". Retrieved 2024-10-20.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Nicaragua anuncia plan de reactivación del sector turismo | Noticias | teleSUR". 2022-08-04. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ "Proyectan impulsar turismo en el Caribe • El Nuevo Diario". 2019-10-09. Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ "CCT nombra nueva Secretaria de Integración Turística". 2022-08-04. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ INTUR (2016-09-02). "Nicaragua asume presidencia pro tempore del Consejo Centroamericano de Turismo". INTUR Nicaragua (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-20.