Her Excellency
Rena Lalgie
Rena Lalgie in 2020
Governor of Bermuda
Assumed office
14 December 2020
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
PremierEdward David Burt
Preceded byJohn Rankin

Rena Lalgie is a British civil servant serving as Governor of Bermuda since 2020.[1][2] She is the first woman, and the first person of African-Caribbean 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 Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), created within the UK Treasury in 2016 to implement and enforce financial sanctions.[5]

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Bell and Fiona McWhirter, First black woman to be appointed governor, The Royal Gazette, 13 June 2020. Accessed 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ Rena Lalgie Appointed As The New Governor, Ber News, 12 June 2020. Accessed 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ History made! Queen appoints black woman as Governor of Bermuda , Loop News, 12 June 2020. Accessed 24 July 2020.
  4. ^ Meet Rena Lalgie, the first female Black Governor of Bermuda after 400 years, Motivation Africa. Accessed 24 July 2020.
  5. ^ Mara Lemos Stein, U.K. Sanctions Agency Prefers Compliance Over Enforcement, Wall Street Journal, 17 January 2017. Accessed 24 July 2020.
Diplomatic posts Preceded byJohn Rankin Governor of Bermuda 2020–present Incumbent
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