POTENT Issue #2 - The Women's Issue
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GIRLYN<br />
MIGUEL<br />
First Female Deputy Prime Minister of<br />
St. Vincent and the Grenadines<br />
Nearly four years ago, Girlyn Miguel was<br />
sworn in as the first woman Deputy Prime<br />
Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.<br />
Miguel also serves as the Minister of Education.<br />
She had a 30-year career as an educator and<br />
principal before entering politics in the late ‘90s—<br />
winning the Marriaqua constituency. Soon after<br />
she ascended to Minister of Social Development,<br />
Cooperatives, the Family, Gender and Ecclesiastical<br />
Affairs, and two years later she was appointed<br />
Minister of Agriculture, followed by her current role as<br />
Minister of Education.<br />
DONNA<br />
CHRISTENSEN<br />
First Female Doctor Serving in U.S. Congress<br />
<strong>The</strong> Virgin Islands native is used to making<br />
headway in unfamiliar territory as the first<br />
woman (non-voting) Delegate to Congress<br />
from the U.S. Virgin Islands and first woman<br />
physician that served in U.S. Congress.<br />
Christensen started her medical career as an<br />
ER doctor then maintained a private practice<br />
up until her congressional election in 1996.<br />
Among her many glass-ceiling breaking<br />
achievements is being the first Delegate to<br />
serve on Congress’ committee on Energy and<br />
Commerce and subcommittees on Health.<br />
Christensen gave up her congressional seat<br />
this year to run for Governor of the Virgin<br />
Islands, but was defeated by Kenneth Mapp<br />
in a runoff this past November.
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