Patricia Gordon-Pamplin

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Patricia Gordon-Pamplin is a politician from Bermuda who formerly served in the Cabinet and as a member of the House of Assembly.

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Early life

Gordon-Pamplin's parents were Mildred Bean and Edgar F. Gordon, a prominent trade unionist leader. [1] She studied at The Berkeley Institute and graduated in the class of 1966. [2]

Political career

Gordon-Pamplin first ran for elected office in 1993, running as an independent to protest a foreign spouse policy. In 1998, she contested Pembroke East for the United Bermuda Party (UBP), however she was unsuccessful. Shortly after the election, she was appointed to the Senate by UBP party leader and her sister, Pamela Gordon. [3] In 1999, she ran in a by-election for Paget West and was successful, and was re-elected as an MP in 2003, 2007, 2012, and 2017 (later running as a One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) candidate in the 2010s upon the party succeeding the UBP). From 2012 to 2017, she served as a Cabinet Minister in the OBA government under Premier Michael Dunkley. [4]

In July 2017, she became interim leader of the One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) and acting Leader of the Opposition. In November 2017, she sought election as leader of OBA but lost to Jeanne Atherden. [5] [6] In 2020, she sought election to the Devonshire East constituency but was not successful. [7]

Personal life

Gordon-Pamplin's sister is former Premier Pamela Gordon. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mother of our first female Premier dies at 88". Bermuda Sun. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Patricia Gordon-Pamplin: "Selflessly & Willingly"". Bernews. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Constituency 23 Paget West - Patricia Gordon-Pamplin JP, MP". Royal Gazette. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "CPA POST-ELECTION SEMINAR: DOMINICA REPORT" (PDF). Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "OBA Interim Leader: Patricia Gordon-Pamplin". Bernews. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Patricia Gordon Pamplin Replaced as Leader of the One Bermuda Alliance Party by Jeanne Atherden". Bermuda Real. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Final Results General Election 2020". Government of Bermuda. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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