Vera Baboun
Vera Baboun | |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Ambassador to Chile | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Imad Al Jada |
| Mayor of Bethlehem | |
| In office October 2012 – 27 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Batarseh |
| Succeeded by | Anton Salman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vera George Ghattas Baboun 6 October 1964 Bethlehem, Jordanian-administered West Bank (present-day Bethlehem, Palestine) |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Hanna (Johnny) Baboun (passed away 25 April 2007) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Bethlehem University Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Vera George Ghattas Baboun (Arabic: فيرا جورج غطاس بابون, born 6 October 1964) is a Palestinian politician who served as the first female mayor of Bethlehem. Baboun has a master's degree in African-American literature. Prior to her election, she became the principal of the Roman Catholic High School in Beit Sahour (2010-2012) and was an English literature lecturer at Bethlehem University, (1990-2010) where she was also the Assistant Dean of Students (2000-2006). Additionally, she is the chairperson of the Board of Directors for Guidance and Training Centre for Family and Children as well as a gender studies researcher in GRACE (Gender Research in Africa and the Middle East into ICTs for Empowerment) network looking at the role of information technology in empowering women in the Arab world. Baboun is the mother of five children. She is a Palestinian Christian.