Bermuda to get first black Governor
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June 13, 2020
HAMILTON, Bermuda CMC – Bermuda is to get its first female and first black Governor later this year.
Government House said Rena Lalgie, who is married with two children, will succeed John Rankin in December.
Lalgie, who is currently the director of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation in the United Kingdom Treasury, said in a statement that she is “immensely proud” to serve Bermuda as its first female Governor.
“I am conscious that this announcement is being made in challenging times; as Bermuda looks to the future, I will work in earnest with the elected government, through the exercise of my duties, to support and promote the island’s strengths and resilience,” she said, adding that “my family and I are looking forward to contributing fully to life in Bermuda as we get to know the people and culture.”
Government House said Rankin, a Scotsman who took up the Bermuda post in December 2016, will transfer to another appointment in the UK’s Diplomatic Service.
