St Lucia is mourning the loss of Heraldine “Ma” Rock, who became St Lucia’s first-ever female Member of Parliament when she won the election for the Castries South East constituency in 1974.
Rock, who was also the first woman to serve as a Minister of Government, passed away at the age of 79.
“Ma Rock, as she was affectionately known by friends and adversary alike, had her political baptism during the heyday days of the 1970s, and was a champion of the people of South East Castries,” said Acting Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre.
Rock served as St Lucia’s Minister of Housing, Community Development, Local Government and Social Affairs from 1974 to 1980.
Read more at Caribbean Journal, published 4 September 2012.
St Lucia is mourning the loss of Heraldine “Ma” Rock, who became St Lucia’s first-ever female Member of Parliament when she won the election for the Castries South East constituency in 1974.
Rock, who was also the first woman to serve as a Minister of Government, passed away at the age of 79.
“Ma Rock, as she was affectionately known by friends and adversary alike, had her political baptism during the heyday days of the 1970s, and was a champion of the people of South East Castries,” said Acting Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre.
Rock served as St Lucia’s Minister of Housing, Community Development, Local Government and Social Affairs from 1974 to 1980.
Read more at Caribbean Journal, published 4 September 2012.