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Dame Louise Lake-Tack
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| Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda | |
| In office 17 July 2007 – 13 August 2014 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Baldwin Spencer Gaston Browne |
| Preceded by | James Carlisle |
| Succeeded by | Rodney Williams |
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| Born | 26 July 1944 Saint Philip, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Alma mater | City of Westminster College University of West London Open University City University |
Dame Louise Agnetha Lake-Tack GCMG DNH GCH OM DStJ (born 26 July 1944) is a former Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. She was the first woman to hold the office.
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Background and earlier career
Louise Lake-Tack was born in St. Philip Parish, Antigua in 1944. She was educated at Freetown Government School before attending the Antigua Girls High School in St. John's. After graduating she emigrated to the United Kingdom where she studied nursing at Charing Cross Hospital. Following the completion of her studies, she worked first at the National Heart Hospital and later at the Harley Street Clinic.
Lake-Tack later studied and graduated in law and subsequently served as a magistrate at both Marylebone and Horseferry Magistrate Courts. She also sat at Pocock Street Crown Court and Middlesex Crown Court to hear appeal cases from the lower courts. She served as a member of the Antigua and Barbuda National Association (London) for the 24 years preceding her appointment as Governor-General.
Personal life
Lake-Tack is a widow and has two children.
Governor-General
She took office as Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda on 17 July 2007. She was the first woman to hold the office. On 14 August 2014, she was replaced by Sir Rodney Williams, who took office as the 4th Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda.
Post-political career
Former Governor General Dame Louise Lake-Tack has not yet received the money that is owed to her despite the fact that it has been years since she was removed from office. In the meeting of the Cabinet that took place in October 2017, the government continued to maintain its stance that the amount she is requesting is excessively high. According to the most recent press statement released by the government after the Cabinet meeting, they continue to believe that Dame Louise Lake-Tack is asking for too much. According to the statement, the attorneys who are representing the state and the former governor general are required to renegotiate the amount that she is asking for. According to the Governor and Governor-Emoluments General's and Pension Act, Dame Louise is exercising her right to make demands. According to this Act, a governor general is eligible for a salary of just over $108,000 per year in addition to a duty free allowance of nearly $10,000 per year. Dame Louise held the position of governor general for somewhere around seven years. After the government complained to the Queen of England that the then-head of state was being uncooperative with the Labour Party administration, the money that was being requested became payable when she agreed to leave office in August of 2014. This was after the government had complained to the Queen of England about the situation. In December 2014, Dame Louise took the government to court to seek compensation for the many times she had been unsuccessful in determining when and how she would be paid.
Honours
On 16 October Lake-Tack was invested as Dame of the Venerable Order of St. John (DStJ), and on 13 November 2007 appointed as Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG).
See also
In Spanish: Louise Lake-Tack para niños
