Evalie A. Bradley

Evalie A. Bradley
Member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla
Assumed office
23 April 2015
Personal details
Born Evalie Bradley nee Hughes
12 October 1954
Spouse(s) Widowed
Children Perin
Kwahme
Shakeem
Kareem
Dale (stepson)
Residence Little Harbour

Evalie Bradley nee Hughes (12 October 1954) is an Anguillian politician and member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla.

Early life and education

Bradley started attending Road Primary School, currently named Adrian T. Hazell Primary, and received elementary education at the Valley Secondary School. After completing her secondary education, she was among the first cohort of Anguillian students to receive a UK Technical Cooperation; she graduated with a diploma on Executive Administrative Secretarial Science at the Sir Authur Lewis Technical College in Saint Lucia. She has also undertaken several development, management and training programmes at the Thames Valley University, the Manitoba Institute of Management and the University of the West Indies.[1][2]

Career

After completing her studies Bradley returned to Anguilla and was appointed as a government administrative secretary, and ever since has held several public service positions, such as clerk to the Executive Council and House of Assembly, Deputy Director of Human Resources, Labour Commissioner in 2001, and Principal Assistant Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Office in 2005, before retiring in 2007.[1][3][4]

Evalie was a first time candidate for elected office and Anguilla United Front (AUF) ticket in the 22 April 2015 election for District 5, Road North and narrowly defeated Anguilla United Movement (AUM) candidate Patrick Hanley by a single vote. Bradley secured 394 votes (49.81%) to Hanley's 393 votes (49.68%). Cora Richardson-Hodge, Pam Webster and Evalie Bradley ecame the first elected women parliamentarian since the election of Albena Lake-Hodge in 1984.[1][4]

Personal life

Bradley tutored students for many years in typewriting and has been an active local preacher in the Methodist Church. She has also been president of the Bethel Women’s Association.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Evalie A. Bradley". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Wynter, Orrett. "Evalie Bradley". Design Anguilla. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Evalie A. Bradley". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Kenneth Hodge replaces Evalie Bradley in Chief Minister's Office - Farrah Banks promoted". Anguilla News. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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