D R . lINDA B ABOO lA l

First Woman to Serve as President of the Senate

First Woman to Serve as Acting President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago dr. linda baboolal served as President of the Senate during the Seventh and the eighth Republican Parliaments (2002–2007). She has the distinction of being the first woman to hold this office in the history of Trinidad and Tobago and also the first woman to serve as acting President of the republic. a medical doctor specializing in general family practice, dr. baboolal attended manitoba University and graduated from the royal College of Surgeons and Physicians in dublin, ireland in 1973. She has worked extensively in both the public sector and in private practice in Trinidad and Tobago holding several posts at the Port of Spain general hospital before moving on to general family practice. during the period 1992 to 1995, dr. baboolal held portfolios of minister of Social development as well as that of minister of health. in addition to her work in Parliament, she continued to do a great deal of voluntary work championing for better health in Trinidad and Tobago. dr. baboolal has a special interest in the promotion of the inclusion of women in all aspects of life, especially in the decision making arena.