Rena Lalgie
Rena Lalgie | |
|---|---|
 Rena Lalgie in 2020 | |
| Governor of Bermuda | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Edward David Burt |
| Preceded by | John Rankin |
Rena Lalgie is a British civil servant. It was announced in June 2020 that Lalgie would take up office as Governor of Bermuda at the end of the year.[1][2] She is the first woman, and the first person of African heritage, to be appointed governor of Bermuda.[3][4]
Career[]
Lalgie has worked in various roles for the Home Office, the Cabinet Office, and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. She was director of operations at UK Trade & Investment, now the Department for International Trade. She then became head of the (OFSI), created within the UK Treasury in 2016 to implement and enforce financial sanctions.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jonathan Bell and Fiona McWhirter, First black woman to be appointed governor, The Royal Gazette, 13 June 2020. Accessed 24 July 2020.
- ^ Rena Lalgie Appointed As The New Governor, Ber News, 12 June 2020. Accessed 24 July 2020.
- ^ History made! Queen appoints black woman as Governor of Bermuda , Loop News, 12 June 2020. Accessed 24 July 2020.
- ^ Meet Rena Lalgie, the first female Black Governor of Bermuda after 400 years, Motivation Africa. Accessed 24 July 2020.
- ^ Mara Lemos Stein, U.K. Sanctions Agency Prefers Compliance Over Enforcement, Wall Street Journal, 17 January 2017. Accessed 24 July 2020.
Categories:
- Living people
- British civil servants
- Black British people
- Black British women
- Governors of Bermuda
- 21st-century British women politicians