Sethrida Geagea

Sethrida Tawk Geagea (; born 31 May 1967), is a Lebanese politician and MP since June 2005 from the Bcharri district. She is also a member of the executive committee of the Lebanese Forces, headed by her husband, Samir Geagea. She contributed greatly to the management of the Lebanese Forces Party during Samir Geagea's Arrest between 1994 and 2005. Early life Sethrida Geagea is from a prominent Maronite Lebanese Tawk family that owned businesses in West Africa (Ghana). Her political activism began while at the Lebanese American University (LAU) and it led to meeting the leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, whom she married in 1991. She earned a BS in political science in 1994. Political career In 1994, the Syrian occupation of Lebanon led to the banning of the Lebanese Forces party and the imprisonment of its leader Samir Geagea. Following the political ban, MP Sethrida Geagea took charge as Chairwoman of the party and sustained the link between the party's supporters and their imprisoned leader. In 1998, after four years of forced political inactivity, the Lebanese Forces party, supervised by MP Sethrida Geagea, scored an impressive victory in the municipal and "mukhtar" elections. Lebanese Forces candidates built subtle alliances and benefited from the efficiency and strong discipline of its members. They won nearly 300 municipal seats in the five "Muhafazas", dominating more than 30 municipal councils. The same year witnessed the first encounter between MP Sethrida Geagea and Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.