Teixeira attended the
University of Toronto where she studied History and International Relations, receiving her Bachelor Degree in 1974. She later attended
York University and obtained a Master of Arts in
Political Science. Teixeira started her political career as the
People's Progressive Party Secretary in 1976. During that period, she was the Women's Progressive Organisation's personal secretary to President
Cheddi Jagan. Between 1977 and 1992, she was a member of the
National Assembly. After a long tenure as MP, she was appointed senior minister of health for the
Guyanese government. Teixeira subsequently served as the Guyana minister of culture, youth and sports. On 5 August 2020 she was appointed minister of parliamentary affairs and governance by President
Irfaan Ali. == References ==