Jacklyn "Jackie" Frank is an Antiguan and Barbudan politician as well as a Barbudan social worker.[1] She was the Chairperson of the Barbuda Council.
Jacklyn Frank | |
|---|---|
| 14th Chairperson of the Barbuda Council | |
| In office 12 April 2021 – January 2022 | |
| Deputy | Trevor Walker |
| Preceded by | Calsey Joseph |
| Succeeded by | Mackenzie Frank |
Political career
editJacklyn Frank was first elected to the council in 2017, getting 475 votes for the Barbuda People's Movement. She replaced Calsey Beazer-Joseph who headed the Barbuda Council one year, and has become the third ever female to serve as Chairperson of the Barbuda Council.
She is quoted saying:
We won’t stop, we will keep moving forward until everything is resolved … the Council will do its best to improve Barbuda and to keep Barbuda forward but, on our terms, not on the terms that are impose on us from the outside.[2]
References
edit- ^ "After Irma, Disaster Capitalism Threatens Cultural Heritage in Barbuda". NACLA.
- ^ "Jackie Frank is new Barbuda Council Chair". Antigua Observer Newspaper. April 13, 2021.