Mabel Moir James (1917 – 2010) was the first woman political minister in Dominica.
[1][3] She became a member of the Dominica Labour Party and unsuccessfully contested the 1961 general election.
[5] In 1967, Dominica received associated statehood from Britain, and Moir-James became the Minister of Home Affairs the same year.
[1][6] In this role, she focused on domestic violence, child support, sick leave, affordable housing and women's rights.
[2][4] Alongside Nicholson Ducreay and Wills Stevens, she challenged Edward Oliver LeBlanc as leader of the party prior to the 1970 general election.