Loreen Ruth Bannis-Roberts

Loreen Ruth Bannis-Roberts (born 19 September 1966) is a politician, businesswoman and diplomat from the Commonwealth of Dominica. Since August 2016, she has been the Permanent Representative of Dominica to the United Nations, the first woman to hold the post. Representing the United Workers' Party, she was earlier Member of Parliament for the Castle Bruce constituency and has served in various ministerial positions in Dominica, including that of minister.

Biography Born on 19 September 1966 in the village of Castle Bruce, Loreen Ruth Bannis is the daughter of Ruthina and McDonald Bannis. After successfully completing her school education at Dominica's Convent High School, she studied at York University's Schulich School of Business in Toronto, Canada. During this period, she served as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education (2000–2005), Minister of State at the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Private Sector Relations (2005–2007), and Minister for Community Development, Culture, Gender Affairs and Information (2007–2009).