Marie-Cécile Helene Collet was a French lawyer and politician in the Seychelles. In 1948 she became the first female member of the islands' Legislative Council.
Biography
A lawyer, Collet met her husband Charles Évariste Collet while he was studying medicine in France. She encouraged him to become a barrister.[1] The couple moved to Seychelles in 1946, where both worked as barristers.[1] In 1947 Charles was appointed Attorney General, and the following year became a member of the Legislative Council.[1] In the same year, Marie was also appointed to the Legislative Council as a replacement for Nageon de Lestang,[2][3] becoming its first female member.[4] She served on the Council until 1950.[4]
References
^ abcWilliam McAteer (2008) To be a nation: being the third part of The history of Seychelles, 1920-1976, p428
