Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Female Ministers of
Bermuda (Universal
Suffrage 1944) British Colony since 1609, self government in 1968
Also see
Bermuda Parliament
1968-72 Minister of Health and
Social Affairs Gloria Juanita McPhee
1972-76 Minister of Education and Libraries
1976-77 Minister of Planning, Housing and Environment
1981-82 Parliamentary Secretary of
Community Development
Ann F.
Cartwright-DeCouto
1985-89 Minister of Health and Social Affairs
1989-92 Deputy Premier and Minister of Environment
1993-94 Minister of the Delegated and Legislative Affairs
She was MP 1980-98.
1992 Parliamentary Secretary of
Community Development, Culture and Youth
Pamela Felicity Gordon
1992-96 Minister of Youth, Sport and Recreation
1996-97 Minister of Environment, Planning and National Resources
1997-98 Premier (26.3-10.11.)
1997-98 Minister of Information and Attorney General
1998-2001 Leader of the Opposition (The Hon.)
Former Deputy Chairman and 1997-2001 Leader of United Bermuda Party (b. 1954-)
1992-96 Parliamentary Secretary of
Health Social Service, Housing and Education Cindy Trimm
1992-96 Parliamentary Secretary of Transport Patricia Gordon
1996-98 Minister of Community and
Cultural Affairs Yvette V.A. Swan
1997-98 Minister of Women’s Issues
1998 Minister of Government and Community Service
Deputy Chairman of Bermuda Unity Party from 1999 and Senator. (b. 1944-)
1996-98 Minister of Legislative
Affairs Linda Milligan-Whyte
1996-97 Minister of Women’s Issues
Senator
1998 Minister without Portfolio Margaret I. (Kim) Young
1998-2003 Premier Jennifer Meridith Smith
(10.11-29.07) (The Hon)
1998-99 Minister of
Education and Human Affairs
2002-03 Minister of Government Service
Deputy Opposition Leader 1994-96, Opposition Leader 1996-98 as Leader of the
Progressive Labour Party, PLP. She was ousted by her own party three days after
securing the government's reelection with a big majority. From 2003 Deputy Speaker of the
House of Assembly. Later given the title of Dame. (1948-)
1998-2003 Minister of Legislative
Affairs Dame Lois Marie Browne-Evans
1999-2003 Attorney General and Minister of Legislative Affairs (Third in Cabinet)
MP 1963-2003, Opposition Leader and Leader of the Progressive Labour Party
1968-72 and 1976-85 as
the first female official Leader of the Opposition anywhere in the Commonwealth.
From 1999 she held the title of Dame. She lived (1927-2007)
1998-2002 Minister of Labour and Home
Affairs and Public Security Paula A. Cox
2002-04 Minister of Education
2002-03 Minister of
Development
2003-04 Attorney General and Minister of Justice
2003 Appointed Minister of Youth, Sport,
Recreation and Culture
2004- Minister of Finance and Economic Development
2006- Deputy Premier
After her fahter, Eugene Cox,
died in January 2004 she took over his portfolio as Minister of Finance. During the
party meeting which ousted Jennifer Smith her name was put forward for the post
of Premier, but she declined.
Acting Premier on various occations. Deputy Leader of the
Progressive Labour Party
from 2006. (b. 1969-)
1998-2 Minister of Telecommunication
Maurine (Renee) Webb
2002-04 Minister of Tourism and E-Commerce
Single, mother of an adopted daughter. (b. 1957-)
2002-03
Minister without Portfolio Neletha Honey Butterfield
2003 Appointed Minister of Infrastructure
2003-06 Minister of Environment
2006 Minister of Education and Development
2006-07 Minister of Environment,
Telecommunications and E-Commerce
2002-03 Junior Minister of Finance and
Community Affairs and Sport Patrice Kimberly Parris
2003-06 Minister of Health and Family Services
Senator 1998-2003 and MP from 2003. (b. 1963-).
2003-04 Junior Minister Victoria Pearson
Senator 1998-2004.
2006-07 Junior Minister for Social
Rehabilitation and Community and Cultural Affairs
Davita Marie Morris
Senator 2006-07. (b. 1981-).
2006-07 Junior Minister for Finance and Education, Sports and
Recreation Kim Wilson
2007- Attorney General
Senator from 2006.
Last update 14.07.08