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Cora Richardson-Hodge is an Anguillan politician who is the leader of the Anguilla United Front and the first female Premier of Anguilla. She is the member of the Anguillan House of Assembly for Sandy Hill.

Early life and education

Cora Richardson-Hodge was born on Saint Thomas to parents from Anguilla. After graduating from Saint Thomas' Charlotte Amalie High School, she attended the Florida Institute of Technology in the United States, graduating with a bachelor's in environmental science. She studied law at Stetson University in Florida and the Eugene Depuch Law School in the Bahamas, obtaining a J.D. and a certificate in legal education, respectively.

Career

Richardson-Hodge returned to Anguilla and worked as an attorney, founding the firm CR Hodge & Associates, later renamed Iustitia Law Chambers, in 2006.

On 3 July 2020, she became Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly. She first won the seat in the 2020 Anguillian general election. She is a former Minister of Home Affairs.

In the 2025 Anguillian general election, Richardson-Hodge's Anguilla United Front won the most seats, and on 27 February 2025 she was sworn in as Premier of Anguilla. She became the first female premier in Anguilla's history.