Joanne Maureen Massiah is an Antiguan and Barbudan politician and former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament for All Saints East and St. Luke.[1] Currently, she is the President of the Democratic National Alliance.[2]
Joanne Maureen Massiah | |
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| President of the Democratic National Alliance | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | St. Philip's South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | All Saints, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Education | City University of New York, University of Oregon Law School, John F. Kennedy School of Government |
Career and advocacy
editShe worked as a Parliamentarian for 15 years from 2003 - 2018. She served as Minister in the Ministries of Agriculture, Lands, Marine Resources[3] & Agro-Industry and of Legal Affairs[4] respectively in the Government of Antigua & Barbuda from 2004 – 2014.
She has held several leadership positions in non-governmental organizations in Antigua and Barbuda and is an Executive Director of the Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership (CIWiL).[5] She has two adult sons and regularly counsels young people.
References
edit- ^ "Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 | All Saints East & St. Luke". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "DNA on a mission to win electorate's support after inaugural congress". Antigua Observer Newspaper. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ IICA: Report of the Twenty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Executive Committee. IICA.
- ^ "REMARKS BY SENATOR THE HON. JOANNE MASSIAH, MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 2-3 DECEMBER 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA It was only a few months ago, I sat here as the stand-in-chair of the Council in place of my colleague from Trinidad and Tobago and directe". CARICOM. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL). Retrieved 2022-01-21.