Jane Ellen Usher | |
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Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Pickstock | |
In office 21 November 1979 – 4 September 1989 | |
Preceded by | Adolfo Lizarraga |
Succeeded by | George Cadle Price |
President of the Belize Senate | |
In office 15 September 1989 – 1 June 1993 | |
Prime Minister | George Cadle Price |
Preceded by | Doris June Garcia |
Succeeded by | Edward Flowers |
Personal details | |
Born | Jane Ellen Price 5 September 1917 Belize City, British Honduras |
Died | 12 December 2018 Belize City, Belize | (aged 101)
Political party | People's United Party |
Jane Ellen Usher (5 September 1917 – 12 December 2018) was the longest running Chief Executive Officer in Belize. She previously served in the People's United Party as a Cabinet member of Health and Cooperatives, President of the Senate, and member of the House of Representatives. She joined Holy Redeemer Credit Union as a clerk, became its treasurer and has served as its CEO since 1956. Usher was the older sister of the "father of Belize", George Cadle Price. She won both the Distinguished Service Award from the Jamaican Cooperative Credit Union League and the Golden Eagle Award from the Belize Credit Unions League for her service to the credit union movement.