Linda Baboolal

Linda Baboolal
Linda Baboolal
President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
	In office; 5 April 2002 – 17 December 2007
Preceded by	Ganace Ramdial
Succeeded by	Danny Montano
Personal details
Born	31 January 1941
Died	12 September 2019

Linda Baboolal (31 January 1941 – 12 September 2019)^[1] was a Trinidad and Tobago politician and physician who served as the first female President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago (2002–2007).^[2] She was also Minister of Social Development and Minister of Health,^[2] and the first female chairperson of the People's National Movement (PNM).

Early life and education

Linda Mohan was born in Siparia, Trinidad to parents Solomon and Sylvia Mohan. She was the eldest child of six — five girls and one boy.

Career

Her childhood dream was to become a medical doctor - which she accomplished along with her husband, Michael Baboolal, in Dublin, Ireland. She interned at the Port of Spain General Hospital.^{[citation needed]}

After their children were grown, she was approached by a new political party, National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), to be one of their candidates for election to government. She considered this at the time, but due to time constraints she declined.^{[citation needed]}

She was actively involved in many charitable organizations - especially with the drug addiction rehabilitation center at Mount St. Benedict - which was the first of its kind in the country.^{[citation needed]}

In 1991, she was again approached by the PNM to be a candidate in the general election and this time she accepted. She was the representative for the San Juan/Barataria constituency. She was appointed Minister of Social Services and then Minister of Health. At the following election, she lost her seat to the opposition but was then made the first female chairperson of the PNM.^{[citation needed]}

She did not run for the next election but was still active in the party. She was President of the Senate - during which time she acted as President of Trinidad and Tobago on numerous occasions.^{[citation needed]}

Marriage and children

She was married to Michael Baboolal.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Ghouralal, Darlisa (12 September 2019). "Former Senate president Dr Linda Baboolal passes on". Loop. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Corke, Bettina (12 September 1997). Who's who in Latin America: Government, Politics, Banking and Industry. Norman Ross Pub. ISBN 9780883542255. Retrieved 12 September 2019 – via Google Books.

[1] Ghouralal, Darlisa (12 September 2019). "Former Senate president Dr Linda Baboolal passes on". Loop. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[:0-2] Corke, Bettina (12 September 1997). Who's who in Latin America: Government, Politics, Banking and Industry. Norman Ross Pub. ISBN 9780883542255. Retrieved 12 September 2019 – via Google Books.

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