Wendy Phipps
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Wendy Colleen Phipps (born 24 November 1967) is a Kittitian politician and businesswoman.{{cite web |title=The Hon. Wendy Phipps |url=https://mof.gov.kn/the-hon-wendy-phipps/ |publisher=Ministry of Finance [St Kitts and Nevis] |access-date=31 January 2024 |date=5 February 2019}}
Early life and education
Phipps was born on 24 November 1967 on Saint Kitts. Her mother was from Nevis and her father from Saint Kitts. She has a B.A. in humanities/journalism (1991) from the University of the Virgin Islands and a Masters in Mass Communication (1992) from the University of Georgia.
From 1994 to 2010 she was employed by the St. Kitts-Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce, becoming an executive director. In 2010 she founded her own consultancy company, Trinity Business Services/The Main Event.
Political career
In February 2015 Phipps was appointed as a Senator in the National Assembly and as Minister of State with responsibility for Health, Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services.{{cite news |title=BPW Salutes Honourable Wendy Phipps |url=https://www.nevispages.com/bpw-salutes-honourable-wendy-phipps/ |access-date=31 January 2024 |work=NevisPages.com |date=4 March 2015 |language=en-CA}} She served as Health Minister until 2020 and was then appointed as Minister of International Trade, Consumer Affairs and Labor in the Team Unity cabinet.{{cite news |title=St Kitts – Nevis cabinet of ministers announced |url=https://caribbeannewsglobal.com/st-kitts-nevis-cabinet-of-ministers-announced/ |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=Caribbean News Global |date=14 June 2020}}{{cite web |title=Minister of International Trade of Saint Kitts and Nevis Meets with Cuban Ambassador |url=https://misiones.cubaminrex.cu/en/articulo/minister-international-trade-saint-kitts-and-nevis-meets-cuban-ambassador |website=CubaDiplomatica |access-date=31 January 2024 |language=en |date=21 March 2022}}{{cite news |title=Minister Phipps outlines significance of landmark Bureau of Standards Bill, 2021 |url=https://timescaribbeanonline.com/minister-phipps-outlines-significance-of-landmark-bureau-of-standards-bill-2021/ |access-date=31 January 2024 |work=Times Caribbean Online |date=11 November 2021}}
In June 2023, no longer a Minister, she was elected chairperson of the People's Labour Party.{{cite news |title=Former Minister and CIC Executive, Wendy Phipps elected new Chairperson of the People's Labour Party |url=https://timescaribbeanonline.com/former-minister-and-cic-executive-wendy-phipps-elected-new-chairperson-of-the-peoples-labour-party/ |access-date=31 January 2024 |work=Times Caribbean Online |date=16 June 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-c-phipps-17a73733/ Phipps' LinkedIn page]
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Category:Women government ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Category:Health ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Category:Labour ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Category:Trade ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Category:People's Labour Party politicians
Category:Members of the National Assembly (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis businesspeople
Category:21st-century Saint Kitts and Nevis people
Category:University of Georgia alumni
Category:University of the Virgin Islands alumni
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