Sonia Parag
Sonia Savitri Parag | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Parag in 2022 | |
| Minister of Local Government and Regional Development in Guyana | |
| Assumed office 2 January 2024 | |
| President | Irfaan Ali |
| Preceded by | Nigel Dharamlall |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Occupation | Politician. Attorney-at-Law. |
Sonia Savitri Parag (born 1983) is a Guyanese politician. She is the current Guyanese Minister of Local Government and Regional Development in President Irfaan Ali's Cabinet. Parag was originally sworn in as the Minister of Public Service on 5 August 2020.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Parag was born in Anna Regina in 1983[3] to Hukumchand and Edith Parag.[4] She has eight siblings.[5]
Like her father Hukumchand and sister Kamini, Parag is an attorney at law. After completing her LLB at the University of Guyana in 2005, Parag attended Hugh Wooding Law School and received her Legal Education Certificate in August 2007. She was called to the bar in Guyana in October 2007.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scholarship programme has been 'heavily flawed'". Stabroek News. August 25, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ Chabrol, Denis (August 25, 2020). "Current, Former Ministers Clash Over Scholarship Award". Demerara Waves Online News – Guyana. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Sonia Parag tipped to be Minister of Public Service". News Room Guyana. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ a b "Attorney Parag admitted to the Bar". Stabroek News. 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Attorney Hukumchand dies". Stabroek News. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
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