Rena Lalgie | |
|---|---|
 Rena Lalgie in 2020 | |
| Governor of Bermuda | |
| In office 14 December 2020 –14 January 2025 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Premier | Edward David Burt |
| Preceded by | John Rankin |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Murdoch |
Rena Lalgie is a British civil servant who served as Governor of Bermuda from December 2020 to January 2025. [1] [2] [3] She was the first woman,and the first person of African-Caribbean heritage,to be appointed governor of Bermuda. [4] [5]
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. [6]
Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land outside the territory is in the American state of North Carolina,about 1,035 km (643 mi) to the west-northwest.
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