Angelina Phera Polius[1] is a Saint Lucian politician, senator in the Upper house[2] and former veteran educator.[3] Polius contested the 2021 Saint Lucia General Election as a United Workers Party Candidate for the Dennery North Constituency. She was unsuccessful against the incumbent Shawn Edward.[4]

Angelina Phera Polius
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
15 September 2020
Personal details
Born
Angelina Phera Polius
Political partyUnited Workers Party (Saint Lucia)
EducationUniversity of the West Indies and University of Sheffield

Education

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Polius holds a Bachelor's degree in Education with First Class Honours from the University of the West Indies. She also obtained a master's degree in New Literacies from the University of Sheffield.[5]

Political career

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Polius became a senator on 15 September 2020 as she replaced her predecessor Timothy Mangal who resigned.[1][5] She became a United Workers Party Senator once again after the 2021 Saint Lucia General Election since she was unable to claim a seat in the House of Assembly.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Saint Lucia Government Gazette" (PDF). 28 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b MENAFN. "St Lucia's 12th-parliament called to session". menafn.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Phera confident she will unseat Shawn Edward | Loop St. Lucia". Loop News. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Election 2021 Update: Shawn Avoids Phera-P Completes Dennery Sweep". St. Lucia News From The Voice. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Dennery's Phera Polius To Be Sworn In As New Senator". St. Lucia Times News. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2021.