Hazel Manning

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Hazel Manning
Hazel Manning

Hazel Anne Marie Manning is a Trinidad and Tobago politician. She entered the Senate as a People's National Movement (PNM) Senator after the 2001 election. Senator Manning has served since then as Minister of Education of Trinidad and Tobago. She is also the spouse of Prime Minister Patrick Manning.

She was born in the southern city of San Fernando and received her secondary education at St. Joseph's Convent. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree from the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine in the Social Sciences. She subsequently obtained a post graduate Diploma in Administration. She and Patrick Manning were married in 1972. They have two sons.[1]

Her career has included working in various agencies including the Town and Country Planning Division of the Ministry of Planning and Development where she was head of its research unit. She also worked for several years as a social impact assessment consultant.[2]

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  1. ^ Hazel Manning
  2. ^ Ministry of Education