Dame Hazelyn Francis DCN (born July 23, 1943) is a former politician, teacher, trade-union leader from Antigua and Barbuda, Vice-President and President of the Senate in Antigua and Barbuda from 2005 to 2014.
Dame Hazelyn Francis | |
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| President of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda | |
| In office 7 January 2005 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Edmond Mansoor |
| Succeeded by | Alincia Williams-Grant |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | United Progressive Party |
Francis served as president of the Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers from 1995 to 1998. On 27 March 2004 she was appointed to the Senate. She served as Vice-President of the Senate in 2004–05, and was elected President of the Senate on 7 January 2005.[1]
On 28 October 2005, she was violently attacked, robbed, and raped in her home,[2] and was briefly hospitalised as a result. The incident served to intensify the debate around high levels of crime and prompted a review of security arrangements for government officials.[3]
References
edit- ^ Hazelyn Francis
- ^ Caribbean Net News: Antigua Senate president attacked, robbed and raped Archived 6 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Arquivo.pt". Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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