Honorific-Prefix: | Honourable |
Octavia Alfred | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Minister for Education, Human Resource Planning, Vocational Training and Nation Excellence |
President: | Charles Savarin Sylvanie Burton |
Term Start: | 17 December 2019 |
Constituency Mp1: | Castle Bruce |
Term Start1: | 6 December 2019 |
Predecessor1: | Johnson Drigo |
Party: | Dominica Labour Party |
Octavia Alfred is a Dominican politician who serves as the current Minister for Education, Human Resource Planning, Vocational Training and Nation Excellence.[1] Prior to entering parliament in 2019, she had worked as a teacher since 1985.[2] In 2021, as Minister, Alfred supported efforts to maintain the use of Creole in Dominica.[3]