PEOPLES National Congress Reform (PNCR) Stalwart Volda Lawrence on Saturday announced her candidacy for the party’s chairmanship.

Lawrence, who currently serves as Minister of Public Health, will be competing against Minister of State Joseph Harmon and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams, the current chairman, when PNCR Biennial Delegates’ Congress is held in August.

An accountant by profession, Lawrence acquired her Degree in Accounting from the University of Guyana and a Master’s Degree from Gloucester University, England. She is also a Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA Level II).

In the party, she is a Member of the Central Executive Committee (CEC), and heads the Human Services and Welfare Department of the PNCR.

Prior to her post as Minister of Public Health, she was the Minister of Social Protection under the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Government.