Gillian Lucky is a Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

 politician

Politician

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 and lawyer

Lawyer

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. Since 2001 she has been United National Congress

United National Congress

The United National Congress is one of the two major political parties in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and one of the parties in the current ruling coalition. It was founded by Basdeo Panday, a lawyer and former trade unionist. The UNC was formed as the result of a split in the ruling...

 Member of Parliament

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 for the Pointe-à-Pierre

Pointe-à-Pierre

Pointe-à-Pierre is a town in Trinidad and Tobago. It lies north of San Fernando and south of Claxton Bay. It is most famous as the site of the country's largest oil refinery which is run by Petrotrin, the state-owned oil company....

 constituency. Lucky is currently an "Independent UNC Parliamentarian" after breaking ranks with the Opposition party.

Lucky is well known for her debating skills; while a student at Naparima Girls' High School

Naparima Girls' High School

Naparima Girls' High School is an all-girls high school in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. The school was founded in 1912 by Rev Dr. F. Coffin to complement the education offered to boys by Naparima College...

 she won the "Trintoc

Petrotrin

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 Debate", a national Sixth Form

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 debate. After graduating from Hugh Wooding Law School, Lucky worked for a private law firm

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 before working for the Director of Public Prosecutions

Director of Public Prosecutions

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 Office where she worked as a prosecutor. After working for eight years at the DPP's office she moved to the University of the West Indies

University of the West Indies

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 where she lectured on Business Law and worked as a Disc jockey

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 on Sangeet 106 radio.

In 2000 she worked as campaign manager

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 for Dr. Roodal Moonilal's run against Patrick Manning

Patrick Manning

Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning was the fourth and sixth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the former Political Leader of the People's National Movement . He served as Prime Minister from 17 December 1991 to 9 November 1995 and held that office again from 24 December 2001 until 26...

 for the San Fernando

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

The City of San Fernando with a population of 55,419 according to the 2000 census, is the larger of Trinidad and Tobago's two cities and the second largest municipality after Chaguanas. It occupies 18 km² and is located in the southwestern part of the island of Trinidad...

 East constituency. Although Moonilal lost the election, Lucky was appointed to the Senate

Senate of Trinidad and Tobago

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 and served as Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General

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 and Legal Affairs until the end of 2001.

She is the daughter and Anthony Lucky, a judge and former candidate for President of Trinidad and Tobago

President of Trinidad and Tobago

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