Pamela Gordon

Pamela Felicity Gordon (* 1954 ) is a Bermudian politician of the United Bermuda Party (UBP), who was Prime Minister between 1997 and 1998 .

Life

Pamela Gordon was briefly Parliamentary State Secretary in 1992 in the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Youth and was subsequently appointed Minister for Youth, Sports and Recreation in 1992 by Prime Minister John Swan in his cabinet. Between 1995 and 1996, she held this ministerial office in the government of Swan's successor, David Saul . Subsequently, between 1996 and 1997, she took over the office of Minister for the Environment, Planning and Natural Resources in the Saul cabinet. At the same time, she was vice chairman of the United Bermuda Party.

On March 27, 1997, Pamela Gordon succeeded David Saul as Prime Minister. At the same time she became chairwoman of the United Labor Party and took over the offices of information minister and attorney general in her cabinet. She held the office of Prime Minister until the UBP was defeated in the House of Assembly elections on November 10, 1998. The Progressive Labor Party won the election with 30,422 votes (54.57 percent) and won the Increase the number of their mandates by eight seats to 26 parliamentary seats. The United Bermuda Party under Pamela Gordon won 24,706 votes (44.32 percent) and lost eight seats, so that they could only have 14 MPs. Jennifer M. Smith of the PLP then became the new Prime Minister .

Pamela Gordon then held the functions of chairwoman of the UBP until 2001 and was also the leader of the opposition in the meeting house. In this position she was followed by Grant Gibbons .

Her sister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin is also a politician and was temporarily a minister as well as acting chairwoman of the United Bermuda Party between 2007 and 2008.

Web links

• Entry in the WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
• Bermuda