Nanette Beatrice Effulabi Thomas (born c. 1956)[1] is a politician in Sierra Leone.

[2] After fleeing the country during the Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002), she lived for a time in Texas, where she led the APC's Dallas chapter.

[3][4][5][6] In 2011, she returned to Sierra Leone to become the national coordinator of the country's Attitudinal and Behavioral Change program, established by President Ernest Bai Koroma.

[9] She was appointed minister of political and public affairs in Koroma's government in 2016, becoming the first woman to hold the position.

[1][10][11] Since leaving the cabinet in 2018, when President Julius Maada Bio took office, Thomas has continued her involvement in APC party politics, particularly its Women's Wing.