Rome Italia Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas | |
| In office 9 April 1997 –22 May 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Hubert Ingraham |
| Preceded by | Vernon Symonette |
| Succeeded by | Oswald Ingraham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1954 |
| Political party | Free National Movement |
Rome Italia Johnson is a Bahamian former insurance executive who served as the Speaker of the Bahamas House of Assembly from April 1997 until May 2002. [1] Also called Speaker,not President,she was the first female to serve in that position. [2]
She was born 1 August 1954 in Nassau. She went to University of Miami and Georgetown University in Washington. [3] From 1977 until 1992 she worked in the insurance industry and she was the first female President of the Life Underwriters Association of the Bahamas. [1] She is a member of Free National Movement. [3]