Hon Dr Bernadette Lahai is Agriculturist by profession. In the 2002 general elections, she was elected to the Sierra Leone House of Parliament under the Sierra Leone People’s Party. She won re-election in the 2007 and in the 2012 Parliamentary elections, with 69.15%. Dr. Bernadette Lahai was the Vice Presidency of Pan African Parliament and served as the minority leader in the Sierra Leone Parliament. She has been a key driver of the Parliamentary Alliances in the Pan-African and Sierra Leonean Parliaments. Now, she continues supporting parliamentary alliances by mentoring deputies.

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