Kamla Persad-Bissessar Quotes

• Women are outperforming men in almost every sphere of life in our society and the women of East Indian ancestry are no exception to this rule. They have broken the cultural mould.

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• Today is indeed an historic occasion when as a first chair-in-office woman I hand over to another woman chair in office, your Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, in the presence of a woman head of the Commonwealth, Her Royal Highness, Her Majesty the Queen of England.

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• Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the creation of fair and equitable rules to enhance the development prospects of developing countries.

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• As a woman, my style defines my leadership. It’s a gentler, more compassionate approach. I consult, I listen and I compromise where it’s in the best interest of the citizens.

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• As a child in the rural district of Penal I remember sharing meals from the same pot with neighbours of different racial, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds.

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• One of my officers said to me that Trinidad and Tobago is seen like an ATM card… you come in with the card and you come back out with cash. It cannot happen anymore. It just cannot happen.

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• When I was travelling in Rajasthan people were waving hands, and it felt like I was visiting my own constituency.

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• We need to rekindle those values, those strengths as a nation and as a people… And we must do so as one people with one goal.

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• My son is not that emotional. He thought my trip to India is just another conference, But when he hearing about my visit on TV, he too got moved.

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• Looking towards the future, one of the most important issues the national community must face is the widening gap between the liberated, modern, independent women and our traditional men who are being left behind.

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• There are lot memories to take home but the most emotional moment has been when I was touching down in New Delhi. Tears rolled down when I saw the red soil in Delhi from the plane.

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Kamla Persad-Bissessar (11)

Birth:	22nd April, 1952
Nationality:	Trinidadian
Profession:	Politician, Prime Minister

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Kamla Persad Bissessar is the seventh Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the sixth person to hold this position. She was sworn in as Prime Minister on 26 May 2010 and is the country's first female Prime Minister.

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