Emma Hippolyte

Emma Hippolyte, OBE is a Saint Lucian politician who represented Gros Islet constituency for the Saint Lucia Labour Party from 2011 to 2016.[1] She was the Minister for Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs.[1] She won her seat in the 2011 general election.[2] Hippolyte was a member of the Saint Lucian Senate.[3] She lost the Gros Islet seat in the 2016 general election.[4]

Hippolyte was awarded OBE in 2006 for services to the government and public service.[5]

In 2017 she urged a probe into corned beef imported from Brazil.[6]

References
  1. "Members of the House of Assembly". Government of Saint Lucia. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. "IT'S FINAL: SLP 11, UWP 6". The Voice. 3 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  3. "Members of the Senate". Government of Saint Lucia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  4. "UWP wins Saint Lucia elections". St. Lucia Times. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  5. "Caribbean Nationals Among Queen's Birthday Honorees". Caribbean360.com. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  6. "Former Minister urges corned beef probe". St. Lucia Times. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.


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