Laura Tucker-Longsworth
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Laura Tucker-Longsworth OBE is a politician and nurse in Belize. In January 2017, she became speaker of the Belize House of Representatives.[1]
Tucker-Longsworth holds a master's degree in nursing. She is a co-ordinator for the Registered Nurse bachelor’s programme at the University of the West Indies Open Campus in Belize. She was a founding member of the Belize Cancer Society, also serving as its president. She is chair of the National AIDS Commission and of the disciplinary committee for the Nurses and Midwives Council of Belize. Tucker-Longsworth is also a director of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition.[2]
In 2015, she was named an Officer in the Order of the British Empire.[2]
References
- ^ "Mrs. Laura Tucker-Longsworth being sworn in as speaker of the house". United Democratic Party.
- ^ a b "The next Speaker of the House – Laura Tucker Longsworth". Amandala. December 17, 2016.
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