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66:. For the next twenty years, she served as MP for Yamacraw, sponsoring such legislation as the Matrimonial Causes Act (1978); the Affiliation Proceedings Act (1981); the Bar Act (1981); the Female Employees (Grant of Maternity Leave) Act (1988); and the Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Act (1991). She was appointed as Minister of Housing and Labour from 1992 to 1994 and served from 1994 to 1995 as Minister of Justice and Immigration. Between 1995 and 2001, she served as
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371:"Janet Bostwick sworn in as Deputy to the Governor General"
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270:. Nassau, Bahamas: Tribune242. 17 June 2015
238:"The Rt. Hon. Dame Janet Gwennett Bostwick"
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179:"Members Directory: Janet Bostwick"
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