Bernadette Lahai
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Bernadette Lahai, CRSL (born December 30, 1960)[1] is a Sierra Leonean politician and the current Minority Leader of Parliament of Sierra Leone.[2] She is the leader of the main opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) in the Sierra Leone House of Parliament. She currently represent Constituency 13 from Kenema District in the Sierra Leone House of Parliament.
Bernadette Lahai CRSL | |
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Minority Leader of Parliament of Sierra Leone | |
In office December 7, 2012 – present | |
Preceded by | Emmanuel Tommy |
Member of Parliament of Sierra Leone from Kenema District | |
In office October 2007 – present | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-12-30) December 30, 1960 (age 63) Yomboma, Kenema District, British Sierra Leone |
Political party | Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) |
Residence(s) | Freetown, Sierra Leone Kenema, Sierra Leone |
Alma mater | Fourah Bay College |
Profession | Agriculturist |
In the 2002 general elections, Madam Lahai was elected to the Sierra Leone House of Parliament. She was re-election easily in the 2007 Parliamentary elections. She won another easy re-election in the 2012 Parliamentary elections, with 69.15%.[3]
Lahai has a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Sociology from Fourah Bay College, and a Master's Degree in Agricultural extension and Rural development from Njala University, both in Sierra Leone. Lahai also has a PhD in Agricultural extension and Rural development from the University of Reading in Berkshire, England.
Lahai is a native of Kenema District in Eastern Sierra Leone, and a member of the Mende ethnic group.