Denise Charles-Pemberton, formerly Denise Charles, is a politician from

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, who in 2019 was appointed Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives for the

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. Key issues for her ministry to address is the recovery of the country's tourism sector after the impact of COVID-19, as well as the impact of climate change. On 21 July 2022, Charles was appointed Chair of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Council Of Ministers Of Tourism. A former accountant, Charles first stood for parliament in 2016, retaining the constituency for the

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with 70% of the vote. She is Member of Parliament for Soufriere Constituency. She was re-elected in 2019. In November 2023, she married and took the name of Denise Charles-Pemberton.

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