Pearlette Louisy Explained

Honorific Prefix:Dame
Pearlette Louisy
Order:5th
Office:Governor-General of Saint Lucia
Primeminister:
Term Start:19 September 1997
Term End:31 December 2017
Predecessor:George Mallet
Successor:Neville Cenac
Birth Name:Calliopa Pearlette Louisy
Birth Date:8 June 1946
Birth Place:Laborie, Saint Lucia
Alma Mater:University of the West Indies
Laval University
University of Bristol

Dame Calliopa Pearlette Louisy (born 8 June 1946) is a Saint Lucian academic, who served as governor-general of Saint Lucia from 19 September 1997,[1] until her resignation on 31 December 2017. She is the first woman to hold the vice-regal office.

Biography

Born in the village of Laborie, Saint Lucia,[2] Louisy attended the Laborie Infant School and Primary Schools. In 1960 she proceeded to the St. Joseph's Convent on the Javouhey Scholarship. In 1966, a year after the completion of her secondary education she was awarded the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) scholarship to pursue a bachelor's degree in English and French at the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados.

In 1972, she was awarded the Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan to pursue a M.A. degree in linguistics, in the field of Didactics at Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada. In 1991, she proceeded to the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, where she read for a Ph.D. degree in education.[3]

Louisy has contributed significantly to the development of Education in Saint Lucia, having spent most of her professional life in the teaching profession. During the periods 1969–72 and 1975–76, she taught at the St Joseph's Convent. From 1976 to 1986, she served as a tutor of French, and was subsequently appointed as Principal of the St. Lucia A Level College. When the A Level College and Morne Technical School merged into the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, she first served as Dean, and was subsequently appointed as the Vice Principal and Principal of the college.[3]

In 1999, Louisy was awarded the Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) by the University of Bristol. On 16 July 1999, she was appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. In 2011, she received an Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLB) from the University of West Indies.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Dame Pearlette Louisy, Alwin Bully to Receive UWI Open Campus Honorary Doctorates . 6 December 2011. Kingston Gleaner. 3 February 2016. Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  2. News: Pearlette Louisy – The Dame on the Hill. 1 November 2014. Kreol. 3 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Saint Lucia - Office of the Governor General . 2022-10-28 . Saint Lucia - Office of the Governor General.
  4. Web site: HER EXCELLENCY Dame Calliopa Pearlette LOUISY, GCMG, GCSL, D.St.J., Ph.D, LL.D (Hon.), FRSA. Governor General of St. Lucia. Government House of Antigua and Barbuda. 7 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730022514/http://www.governmenthouseab.org/conference/dame-Calliopa-Pearlette/bio. 30 July 2017. dead.