Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson

Cartwright-Robinson in 2012.

Sharlene Linette Cartwright-Robinson JP (born 1971) is a Turks and Caicos Islands politician and lawyer.[1][2] She is the first woman ever to become deputy head of the People's Democratic Movement.[3]

Career

Cartwright-Robinson was formerly an appointed member of the Legislative Council, in which capacity she chaired a variety of committees.[2] She stood as a candidate in the 2003 election, but was defeated.[2] After self-government in the Turks and Caicos Islands was suspended in 2009, she became a member of the Consultative Forum. She 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.[4]

In July, Cartwright-Robinson was named the first-ever female Deputy Leader of the PDM, under Leader Oswald Skippings.[3] In the 2012 election, she is running as one of eleven candidates for the five at-large seats in the All Island District.[1] Due to provisions in the new 2011 Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands, this requires her to renounce any foreign allegiance she held by virtue of her own act. As Attorney-General Huw Shepheard commented, those who were merely born in foreign countries would not be affected by these changes, but those who had applied for foreign passports as adults would be.[5]

Personal life

Cartwright-Robinson was born in The Bahamas to Turks and Caicos Islands parents who were working there, and was issued with a Bahamian passport. Her family returned to the Turks and Caicos Islands when she was six.[5]

Cartwright-Robinson is Baptist. She has served as Youth Director of the Turks and Caicos Islands Baptist Union since 2006. In 2012 she also became president of the Caribbean Baptist Fellowship's Youth Department, making her ex officio a member of the CBF executive board as well as a vice president of the Baptist World Alliance Youth Committee.[6] She is also an active member of the Kiwanis Club.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "List of nominated candidates for General Elections 2012" (PDF). Turks & Caicos Islands Elections Office. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson". Radio Turks and Caicos 107 FM. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  3. 1 2 "Skippings, Cartwright-Robinson To Lead PDM". Turks and Caicos Free Press. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  4. ↑ "Cartwright-Robinson Sacked From Forum - Says She’s ‘Fired Up’ To Serve The TCI". Turks and Caicos Weekly News. May 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  5. 1 2 "Election rules threaten candidate disqualification". TCI News Now. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  6. ↑ "Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson named new regional president of Baptist Youth in the Caribbean". Turks & Caicos Sun. 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
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