Gale Rigobert

Gale Tracy Christiane Rigobert is a Saint Lucian politician, former Minister for Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development.[1][2] She is the former representative for Micoud North constituency in the House of Assembly.[1][3]

Rigobert in 2021

Biography

She served as deputy political leader of the United Workers Party.[4] She won her seat in the 2011 general election.[5] Rigobert was a member of the Saint Lucian Senate.[6] She is a former lecturer at the University of the West Indies.[7] On the 1st February 2014, she became Leader of the Opposition for the United Workers Party.[8] In June 2016, she was appointed Minister of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development.[9]

When Minister for Education, Innovation, Gender Relations, and Sustainable Development, she assumed her seat as the Co-Chair of the Governing Board of the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP).[10] The REAP brings together a range of stakeholders across the climate, humanitarian, and development communities with the aim of making 1 billion people safer from disaster by 2025.

Dr Rigobert is the author of the book – “Bridging the Digital Divide? Prospects for Caribbean Development in the New Techno-economic Paradigm”.[11]


References
  1. "Election 2021 Update: Norbert Makes History". St. Lucia News From The Voice. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  2. Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development
  3. "Members of the House of Assembly". Government of Saint Lucia. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. "UPDATE: Team Chastanet takes it home". St. Lucia News Online. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  5. "SLP Back in Driver's Seat". Radio Saint Lucia. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  6. "Members of the Senate". Government of Saint Lucia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  7. "St Lucia Labour Party regains power". Trinidad Express. 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  8. https://www.nationnews.com/2014/01/21/king-booted-as-opposition-leader/
  9. http://www.caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/biography/bios/rigobert_gale.asp
  10. http://saintluciamissionun.org/press-release-minister-gale-rigobert-governing-board-of-the-risk-informed-early-action-partnership-reap/
  11. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tIjsQYvg6PUC&pg=RA1-PA1989&lpg=RA1-PA1989&dq=“Bridging+the+Digital+Divide?+Prospects+for+Caribbean+Development+in+the+New+Techno-economic+Paradigm”


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