Delores Christopher
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Delores Christopher | |
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| Member of the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands for the Fifth District | |
| In office 16 June 2003 – 20 August 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Ethlyn Smith |
| Succeeded by | Elvis Harrigan |
| In office 9 November 2011 – 16 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Elvis Harrigan |
| Succeeded by | Kye Rymer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1947 |
| Died | 16 October 2018 (aged 70) |
| Party | National Democratic Party |
Delores Christopher (23 October 1947 – 16 October 2018) was a British Virgin Islands politician and businesswoman. She was the third woman elected to the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands. She was first elected in the 2003 general election as a representative for the Fifth District on behalf of the National Democratic Party, and subsequently served from 2011 until her death in 2018.
Christopher was born on 27 October 1947 in the Old Plantation, and raised in the Long Look Estate on Tortola, British Virgin Islands.[1][2] Her father was Ivan Lettsome, a fisherman and local constable, and her mother was Hilda Potter-Lettsome. She had a brother, Maurice. She grew up attending local schools.[3] She received a diploma in executive secretarial studies from Duff's College in Barbados and a certificate in public administration from the University of the West Indies in Jamaica.[1]
She began her career as a stenographer for the Attorney General’s Chambers.[3] She worked as an administrative officer in the Chief Minister's Office and in the Trade Department, eventually being promoted to head of the Trade Department. She also helped to found the Association for the Advancement of Small Businesses and later served as president.[1]