Alix Boyd Knights
Alix Boyd Knights | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica | |
| In office 17 April 2000 – 10 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Rosie Douglas Pierre Charles Osborne Riviere Roosevelt Skerrit |
| Preceded by | Osborne Symes |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Isaac |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eileen Alix Boyd 28 December 1944 Dominica |
| Died | 29 August 2023, 78 years old |
Hon. Eileen Alix Boyd-Knights (28 December 1944 — 29 August 2023) was a Dominican politician and attorney who was the Speaker of the House of Assembly from 2000 to 2020.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Born Eileen Alix Boyd in Dominica to parents Alec David Boyd and Eileen Marguerite Shillingford Grell. By 12 years old, she had decided on pursuing a career in law.[3]
Career
[edit]Boyd Knights was first elected Speaker on 17 April 2000 and was re-elected on 27 July 2005, 4 February 2010 and 20 February 2015.[4][5] Upon her election to a third term on 4 February 2010, she became the longest serving Speaker in Dominica's history.[6]
In 2010, she was initially nominated by the Dominica Labour Party led government to become the next President of Dominica.[1] She stepped down as the speaker in 2020, and was awarded title Speaker Emeritus.[1]
Personal life
[edit]She had a Bachelor of Laws degree from University of the West Indies and a degree from Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad and Tobago.[1][7]
Alix Boyd Knights died on 29 August 2023.[1] She was given a state funeral.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Dominica's longest serving Speaker of the House of Assembly, Alix Boyd-Knights has died". Dominica News Online. 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Dominica". 5 July 2018.
- ^ "The lives we lost in 2023". The Sun. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Alix Boyd-Knights re-elected Speaker | Dominica Vibes News". Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Speaker of the House says more women needed in Parliament, Dominica News Online, 30 December 2009, retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ Joseph, Emmanuel H., Mrs. Alix Boyd-Knight elected to serve a record third term as Speaker of the House of Assembly, Government Information Service, Dominica, archived from the original on 21 May 2010, retrieved 22 April 2010; Boyd Knights celebrates stint as longest serving House Speaker, Dominica News Online, 21 April 2010, retrieved 22 April 2010
- ^ Office of the Prime Minister of Dominica. "OFFICIAL DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT: Alix Boyd Knights Speaker Emerita, Former Speaker of the House of Assembly". Dominica News Online.
- ^ "Gov't of Dominica to provide the late Alix Body-Knights with a state funeral; PM describes her as a 'firm and no-nonsense' individual". Dominica News Online. 30 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Boyd Knights is currently serving as the Chairperson of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians within the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, 1 February 2010, archived from the original on 25 July 2011, retrieved 1 February 2010.
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