Miriam Blanchard
Dominican Labour Party politician
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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 since 2016.
Miriam Blanchard | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Labour, Public Service Reform, Social Partnership, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Roosevelt Skerrit |
| Minister for Planning and Economic Development | |
| In office 10 April 2018 – 16 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Roosevelt Skerrit |
| Preceded by | John Collin McIntyre |
| Minister for Public Works and Ports | |
| In office 7 March 2016 – 10 April 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Roosevelt Skerrit |
| Preceded by | Ian Pinard |
| Succeeded by | John Colin McIntyre |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Dominica Labour Party |
Biography
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]