Gloria Marilyn Shillingford 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 educator and a politician in the Labour Party. She has served in the

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since 2005. Shillingford graduated from

Teikyo-Westmar University Westmar University was a private four-year liberal arts college in Le Mars, Iowa, United States. It permanently closed on November 21, 1997. Westmar University was founded in 1887 as the Northwestern Normal School and Business College by Jacob ...

with a

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.. She began working as a teacher in 1979, and eventually became principal of St. Andrews High School. She remained in education until she entered electoral politics. She ran unsuccessfully for the Wesley seat in the House of Assembly in the 2005 general election. She was subsequently appointed as a Senator that year. Shillingford again contested the Wesley constituency in the 2009 general election. She won the seat on 18 December 2009, with 809 votes against 734 received by

Ezekiel Bazil Ezekiel Bazil (born 16 November 1965). is a Dominican politician who has served in the House of Assembly of Dominica since 2010. He is the current president of the United Workers' Party. Bazil earned numerous certifications in the insurance indu ...

of the UWP (52.4% to 47.6%). Shillingford has also served as the Minister for Social Services, Community Development and Gender Affairs,. and as Secretary General of the

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Dominica Commission.

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