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Sylvanie Burton is a politician from Dominica who has served as the president of Dominica since 2023, after being elected in the 2023 Dominican presidential election. She is the first woman and first Indigenous (Kalinago) president of Dominica.[1]
Sylvanie Burton | |
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9th President of Dominica | |
Assumed office 2 October 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Roosevelt Skerrit |
Preceded by | Charles Savarin |
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Born | 1956 (age 67–68)? Salybia, Kalinago Territory, Dominica |
Political party | Dominica Labour Party |
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Sylvanie Burton with the Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Sustainable Energy, 3-4 June 2019, London |
Burton has served as permanent secretary in various ministries since 2014, within the ministries of Community Development, Environment, Rural Modernization, Kalinago Upliftment, and Constituency Empowerment, Foreign Affairs, Trade, Youth and Social Services. Burton has also previously held the position of Development Officer in the Ministry of Kalinago Affairs.[2]
Burton was nominated by the DLP government led by Roosevelt Skerrit to succeed outgoing president Charles Savarin. Her nomination was rejected by the leader of the opposition, Jesma Paul Victor, leading to an election within parliament against the opposition's nominee.[3]
Burton is married with two children.[4] She was 58 years old in August 2023[2] or born in 1956.[5] She has a master's degree in project management,[2] educated at the University of Manchester, England,[5] and a bachelor's degree in rural development,[2] educated at the St. Francis Xavier University, Canada.[5]