Lisa Morris-Julian
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Lisa Morris-Julian | |
|---|---|
| Minister in the Ministry of Education | |
| In office August 19, 2020 – December 16, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for D'Abadie/O'Meara | |
| In office August 10, 2020 – December 16, 2024 | |
| Mayor of Arima | |
| In office 2016–2020 | |
| Councillor for Arima Central | |
| In office 2013–2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 or 1976 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Died | December 16, 2024 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Party | People's National Movement |
| Spouse | Daniel Julian |
| Children | 5 |
Lisa Morris-Julian (1975 or 1976 – 16 December 2024) was a Trinidadian politician for the People's National Movement. She served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for D'Abadie/O'Meara from the 2020 general election. She last held the position of a Minister in the Ministry of Education. She was the mayor of Arima between 2013 and 2020.
Her mother is Ann Morris and she was the eldest of seven children: six girls and a boy.[1][2] Her grandfather, Leroy Morris, was a former mayor of Arima and her grandmother and great-uncle were both councillors.[1] She attended Arima Girls’ RC School, St. Joseph's Convent, St. Joseph, and St Augustine Secondary School. She studied literature at the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine with a minor in politics.[3]
She became a teacher and taught English literature and language, communication, and theatre at Barataria South Secondary School and Arima Central Secondary School.[1] She also worked as a Caribbean Examinations Council examiner.[4] Morris-Julian became an amateur playwright as a teacher, winning several awards at the Secondary Schools' Drama Festival and appearing on the Cropper Foundation's list of emerging Caribbean writers.[1]