Dr. Morella Joseph is a
politician
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in the
Caribbean island nation of
Saint Lucia and was reportedly the first woman in its history to become
president
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of a
political party
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. After the unexpected resignation of
Vaughan Lewis, Joseph was elected to the position in October 2000 and became the leader of Saint Lucia's
United Workers' Party.
In the elections of the same year, Morella she ran for a seat in the
Parliament of Saint Lucia
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*the House of Assembly with 17 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies.
*the Senate with 11 appointed members.
*the King of Saint Lucia, currently Charles III.
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but was defeated by the candidate of the
Saint Lucia Labour Party
The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds 13 of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly.
History
The party was established in 1949, backed by the Saint Lucia Workers Cooperative ...
.
See also
*
United Workers' Party (Saint Lucia)
*
Politics of Saint Lucia
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References
External links
*Biography available i
Political Leaders of The United Workers Party of Saint Lucia
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) politicians
20th-century Saint Lucian women politicians
21st-century Saint Lucian women politicians
21st-century Saint Lucian politicians
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