Deolatchmee Ramotar (born 29 July 1949) is a retired Guyanese accountant who was the

First Lady of Guyana First Lady of Guyana is the title held by the wife of the president of Guyana. The current first lady of Guyana is Arya Ali, wife of President Irfaan Ali, who has served in the position since August 2020. First ladies and gentlemen of Guyana ...

from 2011 to 2015. Her spouse,

Donald Ramotar Donald Rabindranauth Ramotar (born 22 October 1950) is a Guyanese politician who was President of Guyana from 2011 to 2015. He was also the General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) from 1997 to 2013. Political career Ramotar jo ...

, was the 7th President of Guyana. They were married in 1974. They have three children, Lisaveta, Alvaro, and Alexei. Ramotar has also worked as a teacher, a nurse, and an advocate for women’s and children’s issues.

Life and career

Deolatchmee Ramdular was born on 29 July 1949 in Huis t' Dieren, Guyana, where she was also raised. She worked as a teacher after completion of her education until moving to Georgetown to attend the Georgetown Technical Institute. In 1979, Ramotar began working as a nurse in the

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, where she continued to work until 1992. During her work as a nurse, she received an accounting certificate that, when she chose to stop working at the hospital due to its decline, got her into the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund as an Administrative Manager. In 1997, her husband Donald Ramotar (who married her in 1974) became the General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party. Donald Ramotar was chosen by the party in

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to run for president. He won and was sworn in on 3 December 2011, making Deolatchmee Ramotar First Lady. On 16 May 2015,

Sandra Granger Sandra Marie Granger (née Chan-A-Sue; born 1947) is a retired Guyanese academic and civil servant who was the First Lady of Guyana, as the wife of President David A. Granger. Early life Granger was born in the Bourda neighbourhood of Georgeto ...

replaced Ramotar as First Lady of Guyana.

References

Living people 1949 births First Ladies of Guyana Guyanese accountants Guyanese women in politics {{Guyana-politician-stub