List of Premiers of Bermuda
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The following is a list of Premiers of Bermuda
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Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
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Sir Henry Tucker Henry Tucker (Bermudian politician) Sir Henry James "Jack" Tucker was the first Premier of Bermuda. Tucker first took office on June 10, 1968 and served until December 29, 1971, as a member of the United Bermuda Party , the political party in which he helped found in 1964.-Early life:Henry Tucker was born in Bermuda on March 14, 1903... |
10 June 1968 | 29 December 1971 | United Bermuda Party United Bermuda Party The United Bermuda Party was a political party in Bermuda. It represented itself as centrist party in favor of a moderate social and fiscal agenda... |
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Sir Edward Richards Edward Richards Sir Edward Trenton Richards was the first Black Bermudian to head the government of Bermuda and the second Premier of Bermuda. He was the leader of the United Bermuda Party between 1971 and 1973.... |
29 December 1971 | 18 April 1973 | United Bermuda Party United Bermuda Party The United Bermuda Party was a political party in Bermuda. It represented itself as centrist party in favor of a moderate social and fiscal agenda... |
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Sir Edward Richards Edward Richards Sir Edward Trenton Richards was the first Black Bermudian to head the government of Bermuda and the second Premier of Bermuda. He was the leader of the United Bermuda Party between 1971 and 1973.... |
18 April 1973 | 29 December 1975 | United Bermuda Party United Bermuda Party The United Bermuda Party was a political party in Bermuda. It represented itself as centrist party in favor of a moderate social and fiscal agenda... |
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John Sharpe | 29 December 1975 | 30 August 1977 | United Bermuda Party United Bermuda Party The United Bermuda Party was a political party in Bermuda. It represented itself as centrist party in favor of a moderate social and fiscal agenda... |
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David Gibbons | 30 August 1977 | 15 January 1982 | United Bermuda Party United Bermuda Party The United Bermuda Party was a political party in Bermuda. It represented itself as centrist party in favor of a moderate social and fiscal agenda... |
from 1983, Sir David Gibbons |
John Swan | 15 January 1982 | 25 August 1995 | United Bermuda Party United Bermuda Party The United Bermuda Party was a political party in Bermuda. It represented itself as centrist party in favor of a moderate social and fiscal agenda... |
from 1990, Sir John Swan |
David Saul | 25 August 1995 | 27 March 1997 | United Bermuda Party United Bermuda Party The United Bermuda Party was a political party in Bermuda. It represented itself as centrist party in favor of a moderate social and fiscal agenda... |
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Pamela F. Gordon | 27 March 1997 | 10 November 1998 | United Bermuda Party United Bermuda Party The United Bermuda Party was a political party in Bermuda. It represented itself as centrist party in favor of a moderate social and fiscal agenda... |
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Jennifer Smith Jennifer M. Smith Dame Jennifer Meredith Smith, DBE, JP, DHumL, MP was the premier of Bermuda from 1998 until 2003, the first premier who was not a member of the United Bermuda Party... |
10 November 1998 | 29 July 2003 | Progressive Labour Party Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda) The Progressive Labour Party is a political party in Bermuda. It has been in power since 1998, winning subsequent elections in 2003 and 2007.- Formation :... |
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Alex Scott William Alexander Scott William Alexander "Alex" Scott JP, MP is a politician in Bermuda who is the MP for the Warwick South East constituency. Between 2003 and 2006 he served as the Premier of Bermuda and leader of the Progressive Labour Party .... |
29 July 2003 | 30 October 2006 | Progressive Labour Party Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda) The Progressive Labour Party is a political party in Bermuda. It has been in power since 1998, winning subsequent elections in 2003 and 2007.- Formation :... |
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Ewart Brown Ewart Brown Ewart Frederick Brown, Jr. was Premier of Bermuda and leader of the Progressive Labour Party from 2006 and 2010. He served as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Warwick South Central for 17 years until his retirement from politics in October 2010.Brown was elected leader of the ruling... |
30 October 2006 | 29 October 2010 | Progressive Labour Party Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda) The Progressive Labour Party is a political party in Bermuda. It has been in power since 1998, winning subsequent elections in 2003 and 2007.- Formation :... |
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Paula Cox Paula Cox Paula Cox is the current Premier of Bermuda, and leader of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party . The Hon. Paula A. Cox JP, MP was elected as Leader of the Progressive Labour Party on Thursday, 28 October 2010... |
29 October 2010 | Present | Progressive Labour Party Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda) The Progressive Labour Party is a political party in Bermuda. It has been in power since 1998, winning subsequent elections in 2003 and 2007.- Formation :... |
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See also
- British overseas territory
- Lists of incumbents