Loreen Ruth Bannis-Roberts (born 19 September 1966) is a politician, businesswoman and diplomat from the Commonwealth of Dominica.
[2] Before embarking on her political career, Bannis-Roberts worked as a schoolteacher and at the National Commercial Bank of Dominica.
In 2000, as a member of the Dominica Labour Party, she was elected Parliamentary Representative of the Castle Bruce Constituency, a post she held until 2009.
[5] In August 2016, she was appointed as the Permanent Representative of Dominica to the United Nations, becoming the first woman to hold the post.
[2] In 2011, Bannis-Roberts received the Woman of Great Esteem Emerald Award for contributing to the development and advancement of her community without discrimination.