Miriam Blanchard | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Labour, Public Service Reform, Social Partnership, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development in the Cabinet of Dominica | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Roosevelt Skerrit |
| Minister for Planning and Economic Development in the Cabinet of Dominica | |
| In office 10 April 2018 –16 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Roosevelt Skerrit |
| Preceded by | John Collin McIntyre |
| Minister for Public Works and Ports in the Cabinet of Dominica | |
| In office 7 March 2016 –10 April 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Roosevelt Skerrit |
| Preceded by | Ian Pinard |
| Succeeded by | John Colin McIntyre |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Dominica Labour Party |
Miriam Blanchard is a Dominican Labour Party politician who is Parliamentary representative for the Roseau North constituency and is a Minister in the Cabinet of Dominica.
From 8 March 2016,Blanchard was appointed as Minister for Public Works and Ports. [1] [2] [3] In post,she approved over 500 Dominican infrastructure projects to rebuild following the impact of Tropical Storm Erika. [4]
In 2018,Blanchard was "caretaker" of the Roseau North Constituency and served as Minister for Planning and Economic Development. [5]
On 23 November 2022,Blanchard was launched by Roosevelt Skerrit as Dominica Labour Party Parliamentary candidate for the Roseau North Constituency in the 2022 Dominican general election. [6] She won the seat,has worked on job creation, [7] and has secured funding from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to fund the Roseau Enhancement Project,which includes the Goodwill Secondary School (GSS) and five primary schools. [8] [9]
Blanchard was appointed as Minister for Labour,Public Service Reform,Social Partnership,Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development on 13 November 2022. [10] She attended the Annual General Meeting of the Dominica Council on Aging (DCOA) in 2023 [11] and the 40th Annual General Meeting of the Dominica Association of Persons with Disabilities (DAPD) in 2024. [12]
In June 2024,Blanchard signed a Citizenship Deprivation Order,revoking the Dominican citizenship of 68 people who had gained their citizenship through "fraud." [13] [14]
In August 2025,Blanchard sought medical treatment outside of Dominica. [15] [16]