14 Facts About Girlyn Miguel

Girlyn Miguel was born on 1948 and is a Vincentian educator and politician who served in the Parliament of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1998 until 2015.

Girlyn Miguel was born in 1948 in Mesopotamia on the island of Saint Vincent, then a colony within the British Windward Islands.

Girlyn Miguel graduated from the St Joseph's Convent School in Kingstown in 1967, and began teaching at the government school in Richland Park later that year.

In 1970, Girlyn Miguel received her teaching certificate from the St Vincent Teachers College, and the following year, she was granted a Canadian teaching certificate.

Girlyn Miguel would go on to teach at the government schools in Marriaqua and Belmont, as well as becoming the head teacher at the St Mary's Catholic School, the New Prospect Primary School, and the Argyle Catholic School.

Girlyn Miguel later became the principal of the government schools in Richmond Hill and Sion Hill, as well as at the Kingstown Preparatory School.

Girlyn Miguel was elected to the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following the 1998 Vincentian general election, representing the Marriaqua constituency as a member of the Unity Labour Party, which was sitting in opposition to the ruling New Democratic Party.

Girlyn Miguel received 2,504 votes, defeating NDP incumbent Bernard Wyllie, who received 1,453 votes.

Girlyn Miguel was re-elected in the 2001 Vincentian general election, receiving 2,858 votes compared to the NDP's 1,435.

Girlyn Miguel was re-elected in the 2005 Vincentian general election, receiving 2,695 votes compared to the NDP's 1,438.

Girlyn Miguel won re-election in the 2010 Vincentian general election, receiving 2,522 votes, while the NDP received 1,954 votes.

In December 2010, Girlyn Miguel was appointed deputy prime minister, the first woman to hold the position.

Girlyn Miguel opted not to run for re-election in the 2015 Vincentian general election.

Girlyn Miguel supported investments by the government of Taiwan into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and frequently met with Taiwanese officials, who financed scholarships for 415 Vincentian students to attend local schools in 2015.