Doris June Garcia | |
Nationality: | Belizean |
Primeminister2: | Manuel Esquivel |
Term Start2: | 21 December 1984 |
Term End2: | 31 July 1989 |
Successor2: | Jane Ellen Usher |
Birth Date: | 1943 |
Party: | United Democratic Party (Belize) |
Doris June Tomasa Garcia (née Cayetano) was the first female President of the Senate of Belize.[1]
Garcia was born in 1943 to Victoria Herera and Solomon Cayetano. After high school, she went to Honduras for agricultural training.
In 1983, Garcia ran for a seat on the Dangriga Town Council. In the 1984 General Election, she ran but lost for the UDP standard bearer.
Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel offered her the position to be President of the Senate, which she accepted. Garcia served from December 21, 1984 until July 31, 1989.[2] She has since retired from politics.
Garcia has two sons and three daughters.