Janet Jagan

Janet Rosenberg Jagan OE (née Rosenberg; 20 October 1920 – 28 March 2009) was an American-born Guyanese politician who served as the President of Guyana, serving from December 19, 1997, to August 11, 1999. She was the first female president of Guyana. She previously served as the first female Prime Minister of Guyana from March 17, 1997, to December 19, 1997. The wife of Cheddi Jagan, whom she succeeded as president, she was awarded Guyana's highest national award, the Order of Excellence, in 1993, and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Gold Medal for Women's Rights in 1998.

Janet Jagan
OE
6th President of Guyana
In office
19 December 1997 – 11 August 1999
Prime Minister (also First Vice President)Sam Hinds
Bharrat Jagdeo
Preceded bySam Hinds
Succeeded byBharrat Jagdeo
6th Prime Minister and First Vice President of Guyana
In office
17 March 1997 – 19 December 1997
PresidentSam Hinds
Preceded bySam Hinds
Succeeded bySam Hinds
First Lady of Guyana
In role
9 October 1992 – 6 March 1997
PresidentCheddi Jagan
Preceded byJoyce Hoyte
Succeeded byYvonne Hinds
Spouse of the Premier of British Guiana
In role
5 September 1961 – 12 December 1964
PremierCheddi Jagan
Preceded byInaugural holder
Succeeded bySheila Bernice Lataste Burnham
Spouse of the Chief Minister of British Guiana
In Role
30 May 1953 – 9 October 1953
MinisterCheddi Jagan
Preceded byInaugural holder
Succeeded byRole abolished
Personal details
Born
Janet Rosalie Rosenberg

(1920-10-20)20 October 1920
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died28 March 2009(2009-03-28) (aged 88)
Georgetown, Guyana
Political partyPeople's Progressive Party
Spouse
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(m. 1943; died 1997)​
ChildrenCheddi "Joey" Jagan Jr.
Nadira Jagan-Brancier
RelativesSuzanne Wasserman (niece)
Nickname(s)Bhaujie or Bhowgie (transl. sister-in-law (brother’s wife) in Guyanese Hindustani)
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