Alix Boyd Knights (died 29 August 2023) was a Dominican politician and attorney who was the Speaker of the House of Assembly from 2000 to 2020.[1][2]

Alix Boyd Knights
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica
In office
17 April 2000 – 10 February 2020
Prime MinisterRosie Douglas
Pierre Charles
Osborne Riviere
Roosevelt Skerrit
Preceded byOsborne Symes
Succeeded byJoseph Isaac
Personal details
Born1944-1946
Died29 August 2023, 78 years old

Boyd Knights was first elected Speaker on 17 April 2000 and was re-elected on 27 July 2005, 4 February 2010 and 20 February 2015.[3][4] Upon her election to a third term on 4 February 2010, she became the longest serving Speaker in Dominica's history.[5]

In 2010, she was initially nominated by the Dominica Labour Party led government to become the next President of Dominica.[1] She stepped down as the speaker in 2020, and was awarded title Speaker Emeritus.[1]

Boyd Knights was 78 years old in August 2023,[6] so she was born about 1944-1946. She had a Bachelor of Laws degree from University of the West Indies and a degree from Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad and Tobago.[1]

Alix Boyd Knights died on 29 August 2023.[1] She was given a state funeral.[7]

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Dominica's longest serving Speaker of the House of Assembly, Alix Boyd-Knights has died". Dominica News Online. 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Dominica". 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Alix Boyd-Knights re-elected Speaker | Dominica Vibes News". Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ Speaker of the House says more women needed in Parliament, Dominica News Online, 30 December 2009, retrieved 27 October 2011.
  5. ^ Joseph, Emmanuel H., Mrs. Alix Boyd-Knight elected to serve a record third term as Speaker of the House of Assembly, Government Information Service, Dominica, archived from the original on 21 May 2010, retrieved 22 April 2010; Boyd Knights celebrates stint as longest serving House Speaker, Dominica News Online, 21 April 2010, retrieved 22 April 2010
  6. ^ Office of the Prime Minister of Dominica. "OFFICIAL DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT: Alix Boyd Knights Speaker Emerita, Former Speaker of the House of Assembly". Dominica News Online.
  7. ^ "Gov't of Dominica to provide the late Alix Body-Knights with a state funeral; PM describes her as a 'firm and no-nonsense' individual". Dominica News Online. 30 August 2023.
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