Francine Baron is a
Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
n politician, attorney, and the
Minister of Foreign and
CARICOM Affairs from 2014 to 2019. She previously served as
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general.
In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
of Dominica from 2007 to 15 October 2010 (becoming the first woman in the position) and
High Commissioner for Dominica to the UK from 31 August 2012 to December 2014. She is the child of Dominica's first Chief Minister
Frank Baron who served as Chief Minister from 1960 to 1961. Her grandfather, A. A. Baron served on the Legislative Council from 1925 into the 1930s.
See also
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List of foreign ministers in 2017
References
Living people
Dominica Labour Party politicians
Foreign ministers of Dominica
Female foreign ministers
Attorneys-General of Dominica
Year of birth missing (living people)
Women government ministers of Dominica
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