Francine Baron

For beauty pageant winner, see Francine Baron (Miss Dominica).
The Honourable
Francine Baron
Minister of Foreign Affairs and CARICOM Affairs
In office
13 December 2014 – 25 December 2019
Prime MinisterRoosevelt Skerrit
Preceded byRoosevelt Skerrit
Succeeded byKenneth Darroux
Personal details
Political partyDominica Labour Party
ParentFrank Baron
Alma materHolborn School of Law

Francine Baron is a Dominican politician, attorney, and the Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs from 2014 to 2019.[1][2] She previously served as Attorney General of Dominica from 2007 to 15 October 2010 (becoming the first woman in the position)[3][4] and High Commissioner for Dominica to the UK from 31 August 2012 to December 2014.[5][6] She is the child of Dominica's first Chief Minister Frank Baron who served as Chief Minister from 1960 to 1961. Her grandfather, A. A. Baron served on the Legislative Council from 1925 into the 1930s.[7]

  1. ^ "Skerrit names cabinet". www.nationnews.com. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  2. ^ "Seventeen-member cabinet of ministers sworn in". Dominica News Online. 13 December 2014. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "FAREWELL FRANCINE: Baron-Royer will no longer be AG as of tomorrow". Dominica News Online. 14 October 2010.
  4. ^ "First woman AG in Dominica" (PDF). Caribbean Today. November 2007.
  5. ^ "Her Excellency Ms Francine Baron High Commission of the Commonwealth of Dominica". Diplomat Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Francine Baron- High Commissioner for Dominica to the UK". Kreol Magazine. 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "Hon. Francine Baron-Royer Attorney General - Dominica". caricomlaw.org. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2015.