Linda Baboolal

Background

Linda Mohan was born in Siparia, Trinidad to parents Solomon & Sylvia Mohan.

Career

She has served as her country"s Minister of Social Services and Minister of Health, the first female Chairperson of the People"s National Movement party, and as President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago (2002–2007). Early life and education She was the eldest child of six - five girls and one boy. Whilst becoming doctors, they had five children - three girls and two boys.

She considered this at the time, but due to time constraints she declined.

She was actively involved in many charitable organizations - especially with the drug addiction rehabilitation center at Mount Saint Benedict - which was the first of it kind in the country. In 1991, she was again approached by the People"s National Movement (PNM) to be a candidate for election and this time she accepted.

She was then made Minister of Social Services and then Minister of Health. At the following election - she lost her seat to the opposition but was then made the first female Chairperson of the PNM. She did not run for the next election but was still active in the party.

She was nominated as President of the Senate - during which she acted at President of Trinidad & Tobago on numerous occasions.

Achievements

• Her childhood dream was to become a medical doctor - which she accomplished along with her husband, Michael Baboolal in Dublin Ireland. She was the representative for the San Juan/Barataria region and she won this election easily.

Politics

After the children grew up, she was approached by a new political party, National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), to be one of their candidates for election to government.