1. Sharlene Linette Cartwright-Robinson JP was born on 4 September 1971 and is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician and lawyer who served as the 4th Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 20 December 2016 to 20 February 2021.
11 Facts About Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson
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Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson was the first woman to become first, deputy head, and then, head of the People's Democratic Movement.
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Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson stood as a candidate in the 2003 election, but was defeated.
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Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson was removed from that position in May 2012 after Governor Ric Todd indicated that people planning to run in the November election should not continue to sit on the Advisory Council or the Consultative Forum.
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In July 2012, Cartwright-Robinson was named Deputy Leader of the PDM, under Leader Oswald Skippings.
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Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson led her People's Democratic Movement to a victory in the December 2016 general election beating out two male candidates for the premiership.
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Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson led the country during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2020.
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Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson was born in the Bahamas on 4 September 1971 to Turks and Caicos Islands parents who were working there and was issued with a Bahamian passport.
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Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson's family returned to the Turks and Caicos Islands when she was six.
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Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson has served as Youth Director of the Turks and Caicos Islands Baptist Union since 2006.
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Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson is an active member of the Kiwanis Club.