Cynthia Gairy Explained

Cynthia Gairy (March 25, 1923 – January 29, 2018) was a Grenadan politician. She was the first woman to serve in the Parliament of Grenada and the Cabinet of Grenada.^{[1] [2]} She was the husband of the first Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy.

Cynthia Gairy was born on March 25, 1923 in Saint David Parish, Grenada, the daughter of Francis Clyne and Felicity Francis Clyne.^[3] She married Eric Gairy in 1949 and they had two daughters.^[4]

In 1961, Gairy became the first woman elected to the legislature in Grenada.^[5] In 1972, her husband appointed her to his cabinet as Minister of Minister of Social Affairs, Community Development, and Cooperatives. After the 1979 coup ousting Eric Gairy, Cynthia Gairy was one of the government officials who publicly urged cooperation with the new government.^[6]

Cynthia Gairy died on 29 January 2018 in the United States.

Notes and References

1. Book: Martin, Mart . The almanac of women and minorities in world politics . 2000 . Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press . Internet Archive . 978-0-8133-6805-4.
2. Web site: Grenada . Wee FM Radio . 2018-02-01 . Former First Lady Cynthia Gairy Dies In The Us . 2024-09-11 . Wee 93.3/9 FM Radio Grenada . en-US.
3. Web site: 2018-02-02 . Lady Gairy . 2024-09-11 . Wages Funeral Home . en.
4. Book: The International who's who, 1980–81 . 1980 . London : Europa Publications : Distributed by Gale Research Co. . Internet Archive . 978-0-905118-48-2.
5. Book: Steele, Beverley A. . Grenada: A History of Its People . 2003 . Macmillan Caribbean . 978-0-333-93053-3 . en.
6. Book: Noguera, Pedro . The imperatives of power : political change and the social basis of regime support in Grenada from 1951–1991 . 1997 . New York : P. Lang . Internet Archive . 978-0-8204-3095-9.