Rena Lalgie
Rena Lalgie is a British civil servant. It was announced in June 2020 that Lalgie would take up office as Governor of Bermuda at the end of the year.[1][2] She is the first woman, and the first person of African heritage, to be appointed governor of Bermuda.[3][4]
Rena Lalgie | |
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 Rena Lalgie in 2020 | |
| Governor of Bermuda | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Edward David Burt |
| Preceded by | John Rankin (diplomat) |
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
- Jonathan Bell and Fiona McWhirter, First black woman to be appointed governor, The Royal Gazette, 13 June 2020. Accessed 24 July 2020.
- Rena Lalgie Appointed As The New Governor, Ber News, 12 June 2020. Accessed 24 July 2020.
- History made! Queen appoints black woman as Governor of Bermuda , Loop News, 12 June 2020. Accessed 24 July 2020.
- Meet Rena Lalgie, the first female Black Governor of Bermuda after 400 years, Motivation Africa. Accessed 24 July 2020.
- Mara Lemos Stein, U.K. Sanctions Agency Prefers Compliance Over Enforcement, Wall Street Journal, 17 January 2017. Accessed 24 July 2020.
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