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Sandra Mason

1949 - Today

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Dame Sandra Prunella Mason (born 17 January 1949) is a Barbadian politician, lawyer, and diplomat who is serving as the first president of Barbados since 2021. She was previously the eighth and final governor-general of Barbados from 2018 to 2021, the second woman to hold the office. On 20 October 2021, Mason was elected by the Parliament of Barbados to become the country's first president, and took office on 30 November 2021, when Barbados ceased to be a constitutional monarchy and became a republic. Mason was a practicing attorney-at-law who has served as a High Court judge in Saint Lucia and a Court of Appeal judge in Barbados, and was the first woman admitted to the bar in Barbados. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sandra Mason is the 1,422nd most popular politician (down from 1,169th in 2019), the most popular biography from Barbados and the most popular Barbadian Politician.

Sandra Mason is a Barbadian lawyer and judge who served as the Governor-General of Barbados from 2018 to 2021. She is the first woman to hold this position in the history of Barbados and was known for her commitment to social justice and equality during her tenure. She has also been a vocal advocate for women's rights and gender equality in the Caribbean region.

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Among politicians, Sandra Mason ranks 1,422 out of 19,576. Before her are Fuad I of Egypt, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Gwangjong of Goryeo, Louis III of France, Berenice III of Egypt, and Yitzhak Shamir. After her are Soong Ching-ling, Lazare Carnot, Ahmed Ben Bella, Mir Osman Ali Khan, Minamoto no Yoritomo, and Albert Lebrun.

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Among people born in 1949, Sandra Mason ranks 28. Before her are André Rieu, Maurice Gibb, Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Bruce Springsteen, and Slavoj Žižek. After her are Mohammed Shahabuddin, Jessica Lange, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Jeff Bridges, Thaksin Shinawatra, and Ken Follett.

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In Barbados

Among people born in Barbados, Sandra Mason ranks 1 out of 22. After her are Rihanna (1988), Stede Bonnet (1688), Sue Gardner (1967), Elliott Belgrave (1931), Tom Adams (1931), Freundel Stuart (1951), Clifford Husbands (1926), Jim Wedderburn (1938), Mia Mottley (1965), Grandmaster Flash (1958), and Owen Arthur (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Barbados

Among politicians born in Barbados, Sandra Mason ranks 1. After her are Tom Adams (1931), Freundel Stuart (1951), Clifford Husbands (1926), Mia Mottley (1965), Owen Arthur (1949), Arthur Barclay (1854), Errol Barrow (1920), and Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (1937).

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