Gail Teixeira

Gail Teixeira
Gail Teixeira
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance of Guyana
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 5, 2020
Personal details
Born	July 18, 1952
Political party	People's Progressive Party (Guyana)
Occupation	politician

Gail Teixeira (born July 18, 1952) is a Guyanese politician. Since August 2020 she has held the office of minister of parliamentary affairs and governance in Guyana.[1][2][3]

Education and career

Teixeira attended the University of Toronto where she studied History and International Relations, receiving her Bachelor Degree in 1974. She later attended York University and obtained a Master of Arts in Political Science.

Teixeira started her political career as the People's Progressive Party Secretary in 1976.[4] During that period she was the Women's Progressive Organization's personal secretary to President Cheddi Jagan. Between 1977 and 1992, she was a member of the National Assembly. After a long tenure as MP, she was appointed senior minister of health for the Guyanese government.[5] Teixeira subsequently served as the Guyana minister of culture, youth and sports.[6][7] On August 5, 2020 she was appointed minister of parliamentary affairs and governance by President Irfaan Ali.[2]

References

"Teixeira says removal of permanent secretary constitutional, done on instruction of President". Stabroek News. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
"Ali sworn in as President of Guyana". www.looptt.com. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
"Nineteen new ministers appointed, Vickram Bharrat named Minister of Natural Resources". Stabroek News. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
Cambridge, Vibert C. (2015-05-21). Musical Life in Guyana: History and Politics of Controlling Creativity. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-62674-644-2.
Secretariat, Commonwealth (1999). Women in Politics: Voices from the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 978-0-85092-569-2.
Organization, World Intellectual Property (2001). Intellectual Property Needs and Expectations of Traditional Knowledge Holders: WIPO Report on Fact-finding Missions on Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge (1998-1999). WIPO. ISBN 978-92-805-0968-7.
Turner, B. (2017-02-07). The Statesman's Yearbook 2005: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-27133-3.

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[Stabroek-1] "Teixeira says removal of permanent secretary constitutional, done on instruction of President". Stabroek News. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-29.

[Sworn-2] "Ali sworn in as President of Guyana". www.looptt.com. Retrieved 2020-11-29.

[Nineteen-3] "Nineteen new ministers appointed, Vickram Bharrat named Minister of Natural Resources". Stabroek News. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2020-11-29.

[Music-4] Cambridge, Vibert C. (2015-05-21). Musical Life in Guyana: History and Politics of Controlling Creativity. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-62674-644-2.

[WIP-5] Secretariat, Commonwealth (1999). Women in Politics: Voices from the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 978-0-85092-569-2.

[World-6] Organization, World Intellectual Property (2001). Intellectual Property Needs and Expectations of Traditional Knowledge Holders: WIPO Report on Fact-finding Missions on Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge (1998-1999). WIPO. ISBN 978-92-805-0968-7.

[Turner-7] Turner, B. (2017-02-07). The Statesman's Yearbook 2005: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-27133-3.