The Right Honourable, Order of the British Empire
Virginia Albert-Poyotte
OBE, MP
Member of Parliament for Babonneau
Assuming office
26 July 2021
SucceedingEzechiel Joseph
Minister for the Public Service, Home Affairs, Labour and Gender Affairs.
Assumed office
5 August 2021 [1]
Personal details
Born
Virginia Albert

Plateau, Babonneau [2]
Political partySaint Lucia Labour Party

Virginia Albert-Poyotte, OBE,[3] is a Saint Lucian politician and former veteran educator. She is the Minister for the Public Service, Home Affairs, Labour and Gender Affairs.[4] Poyotte, the endorsed Saint Lucia Labour Party candidate[5] was elected at the 2021 Saint Lucian General Election as the representative in the House of Assembly for the constituency of Babonneau.[6]

Post career

Poyotte taught at the Babonneau and the Laguerre Primary Schools from 1971 to 1988.[6] Poyotte once served as the president of the Saint Lucia Teachers Union[5] and General Secretary to the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) .[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Cabinet of Ministers revealed at swearing-in ceremony". St. Lucia Times. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Election Update 2021: Labour's Virginia Albert – Poyotte Wins". St. Lucia Times. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Guardian Staff (15 June 2012). "Queen's birthday honours list 2012: Commonwealth". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cabinet of Ministers revealed at swearing-in ceremony | Loop St. Lucia". Loop News. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 Reporter, STAR (10 July 2020). "BREAKING: SLP ENDORSES CANDIDATE FOR BABONNEAU". St. Lucia STAR. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Election Update 2021: Labour's Virginia Albert - Poyotte Wins". St. Lucia News From The Voice. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "CUT offers support to local teachers". www.nationnews.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2021.


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