Denise Charles-Pemberton | |
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Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Member of Parliament for Soufriere | |
Assumed office 2016 | |
Chair of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Council Of Ministers Of Tourism | |
Assumed office 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Dominica Labour Party |
Spouse | Daniel Pemberton |
Denise Charles-Pemberton, formerly Denise Charles, is a politician from Dominica, who in 2019 was appointed Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives for the Government of Dominica. [1] [2] Key issues for her ministry to address is the recovery of the country's tourism sector after the impact of COVID-19, as well as the impact of climate change. [3] [4]
On 21 July 2022, Charles was appointed Chair of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Council Of Ministers Of Tourism. [5] A former accountant, [6] Charles first stood for parliament in 2016, retaining the constituency for the Dominica Labour Party with 70% of the vote. [7] She is Member of Parliament for Soufriere Constituency. [8] She was re-elected in 2019. [9] [10]
In November 2023, she married and took the name of Denise Charles-Pemberton. [11]
Denise Charles-Pemberton | |
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Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Member of Parliament for Soufriere | |
Assumed office 2016 | |
Chair of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Council Of Ministers Of Tourism | |
Assumed office 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Dominica Labour Party |
Spouse | Daniel Pemberton |
Denise Charles-Pemberton, formerly Denise Charles, is a politician from Dominica, who in 2019 was appointed Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives for the Government of Dominica. [1] [2] Key issues for her ministry to address is the recovery of the country's tourism sector after the impact of COVID-19, as well as the impact of climate change. [3] [4]
On 21 July 2022, Charles was appointed Chair of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Council Of Ministers Of Tourism. [5] A former accountant, [6] Charles first stood for parliament in 2016, retaining the constituency for the Dominica Labour Party with 70% of the vote. [7] She is Member of Parliament for Soufriere Constituency. [8] She was re-elected in 2019. [9] [10]
In November 2023, she married and took the name of Denise Charles-Pemberton. [11]