Aline Hanson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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President of St. Martin
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Place of Birth: Saint Martin, France
About Aline Hanson
- Aline Hanson (9 October 1949 – 29 June 2017) was a native of Saint Martin, who was noted as a teacher and then became the first woman elected president of the Collectivity of Saint Martin.
- Hanson began her career in education, working as a teacher, advisor to the French government on developing programs for disadvantaged children and principal of Sandy Ground Elementary School.
- She entered politics, simultaneously working as a teacher, in the mayoral office of Marigot.
- Serving on numerous island boards and government entities, in 2007 she ran for a seat on the Territorial Council and was elected as a council member.
- Two years later, she was promoted to the executive council.
- In 2012, after winning a seat on the council, she was selected as first vice president.
- When Richardson was forced from office in 2013, Hanson was elected as the first woman to serve as president of the Overseas Collectivity of St.
- Martin.
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