Joséphine Hundt was a Togolese educator and politician. In 1961 she was elected to the National Assembly, becoming its first female member.

Biography

Born Joséphine de Medeiros, Hundt became a teacher. She had two children; Berthine born in January 1944 and Sylvia born in 1951.

Joséphine Hundt

She was chosen as a candidate of the Party of Togolese Unity (PUT) for the 1961 parliamentary elections. With the PUT as the sole party contesting the elections, she was elected to the National Assembly, becoming its first female member. She was not re-elected in 1963.

Joséphine Hundt

References

Togolese educators

20th-century Togolese women politicians

20th-century Togolese politicians

Members of the National Assembly (Togo) Party of Togolese Unity politicians Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown

Joséphine Hundt