Kim Wilson | |
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Minister for Health | |
Assumed office 2017 | |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Parliamentary group | Progressive Labour Party |
Constituency | Sandys South Central |
Minister for Justice | |
In office 2011–2012 | |
Personal details | |
Education | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Indiana University Bloomington School of Oriental and African Studies |
Kim Wilson is a Bermudian politician and lawyer,who is Minister of Health for the Government of Bermuda. Elected to parliament in 2012,Wilson has held several ministries,as a member of the Progressive Labour Party.
Wilson studied for a BSc in Psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She then moved to further study,first at Indiana University Bloomington for a M.Ed in Counselling,followed by an LLB (Hons) from the School of Oriental and African Studies. [1] She was called to the Bermuda Bar in 1995. [2] Her political career began in October 2006 when she was appointed as a Government Senator in the Upper House and as Junior Minister of Finance and Education. She was subsequently appointed Attorney-General and Minister of Justice in December 2007. [3]
In 2010 she was the first person to be appointed Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry. In 2011 she returned to the roles of Attorney-General and Minister of Justice,and also became Senate Leader. [3] She was elected to parliament in December 2012,representing the Progressive Labour Party in the constituency of Sandys South Central. [2] During time as Minister for Health,Wilson was responsible for the territory's response to the COVID-19 pandemic,acting with "an abundance of caution". [4] [5]
She was reappointed Minister of Health following the 2025 Bermudian general election. [6]