Eugenia Charles

Prime Minister of Dominica from 1980 to 1995

Dame Mary Eugenia Charles (15 May 1919 – 6 September 2005) was a Dominican politician who served as the prime minister of Dominica from 21 July 1980 until 14 June 1995. She was the first woman lawyer in Dominica. After being nominated to a seat in the House of Assembly of Dominica and subsequently serving as leader of the opposition, she became Dominica's first, and to date only, woman prime minister.

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