Hill Climbers

Women fill most senior staff roles in WAGE minister Valdez’s office

Carina Gabriele is director of policy to the minister, while Lauriane Songuissa-Moulangou is director of operations, and Aiman Akmal runs parliamentary affairs and issues management.

Women and Gender Equality Minister, and Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez is currently supported by a team of 16 staffers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

October 8, 2025

Juggling dual responsibilities as both the minister for women and gender equality, and secretary of state for small business and tourism, Rechie Valdez currently has a 16-member office at her back.

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