Gail Teixeira | |
|---|---|
 Teixeira in 2022 | |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance of Guyana | |
| Assumed office August 5, 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 18, 1952 |
| Political party | People's Progressive Party (Guyana) |
| Occupation | politician |
Gail Teixeira (born July 19, 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]
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.[ citation needed ]
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]
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