Ivy Dumont
Dame Ivy Leona Dumont DCMG (born October 2, 1930 in Roses , Long Island ) is a former Governor General of the Bahamas . She assumed this position on January 1, 2002 (provisionally on November 13, 2001) as the first woman and held it until November 30, 2005.
Before that she was temporarily a member of the House of Assembly as well as Minister for Education and Youth, Sport and Culture.
Web links
- Further information
- Robert Barlas: Bahamas . In: Cultures of the world . Marshall Cavendish, New York 2000, ISBN 0-7614-0992-0 , Chapter: Bahamian Women, pp. 73 (English, 128 p., Limited preview in Google Book search).
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SURNAME | Dumont, Ivy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dumont, Ivy Leona (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bahamian politician, Governor General of the Bahamas |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Roses, Long Island |