Clarisse Harrow

Clarisse Hortence Harrow (born 16 December 1962) is a Bequian politician and the current President of the Parliament. Harrow is the first female president of Bequia, taking office in June 2015. Prior to the presidency, she was a member of the Bequian Parliament (2011-present) and mayor of Port Elisabeth from 2007 to 2011. She is one of the furthest left politicians in the island, considered by some to be full-on socialist.

Early life
Harrow was born in La Pompe in 1962. She had two older brothers. Her father Henry was a parliament member in the 1970s, part of Eustatius Horton's Christian Democratic government. She studied at Martin Paget Primary School from 1968-1974, and then on at Eustatius Horton College (then King Johan College) from 1974-1979.

Political career
Harrow joined the SDP in 2000. In 2007 she was elected mayor of Port Elisabeth after her party won most votes in the town. She was able to unseat Lionel Randolph, who was seeking a third term. In 2011 she became a member of the parliament.

Harrow was chosen to lead the SDP going into the 2015 election. On 13 June, the SDP won five seats (52% of the vote) to obtain a plurality of seats. She replaced John Grantley the next day as president.

Personal life
Harrow married taxi driver Terrance Macdonald in 2011.