Justina Charles
Justina Charles
Member of Parliamentfor Grand Bay
In office2009–2019
Preceded byJohn Fabien
Succeeded byEdward Registe
Ministerial roles
2010-2018Culture
2010-2019Youth
2010-2019Sports
2014-2019Constituency Empowerment
Personal details
PartyDLP
Spouses
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(died 2004)​
Farley Riviere
​
(m. 2019)​
Alma materUniversity of Technology, Jamaica

Justina Charles is a Dominican politician.

Biography

Justina Charles is Roman Catholic. She is a registered nurse who trained in public health at the University of Technology in Jamaica. She previously worked at the Princess Margaret Hospital.[1] She was married to Prime Minister Pierre Charles who died in office on 6 January 2004.[2]

Charles was elected to represent the Grand Bay constituency in the House of Assembly in the 2009 general election. She ran with the ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP).[3] On 4 January 2010, Charles was sworn in as minister for culture, youth, and sports.[4] She was re-elected in 2014.[5] On 13 December 2014, Charles was sworn in as minister for youth, sports, culture, and constituency empowerment.[6] In April 2018, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reshuffled his cabinet. Charles retained all of her cabinet appointments, except for as minister for culture.[7]

On 17 February 2019, Prime Minister Skerrit announced the candidates for the DLP for the 2019 general election. Charles was not on the list of candidates.[8] In April 2019, Charles remarried to deputy fire chief, Farley Riviere.[9] She did not contest the 2019 election.[10] In December 2019, following the election, Prime Minister Skerrit appointed his new cabinet.[11]

References

  1. ^"Justina Charles 2014 General Election Candidate". The Sun Dominica. 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  2. ^"Anniversary of Pierre Charles death today". Dominica News Online. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  3. ^"2009 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. ^"Charles enthusiastic about youth ministry". Dominica News Online. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  5. ^"2014 General Elections Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  6. ^"Seventeen-member cabinet of ministers sworn in". Dominica News Online. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  7. ^"Cabinet reshuffle also creates a new Ecclesiastics, Family and Gender Affairs Ministerial Portfolio". Q95. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  8. ^"Skerrit announces 13 new DLP candidates for next general election". Dominica News Online. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  9. ^"Widow of late PM Pierre Charles remarries". Dominica News Online. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  10. ^"2019 General Elections Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  11. ^"Seventeen ministers, two parliamentary secretaries in new DLP cabinet". Dominica News Online. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
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