Eileene L. Parsons

Eileene L. Parsons
Born
Eileene Lucia Stevens

(1930-07-05) 5 July 1930 (age 94)[1]
Tortola
NationalityBritish Virgin Islands
EducationFlorida International University
Known forFirst female minister and speaker
Political partyNational Democratic Party
Children2

Eileene Lucia Parsons OBE (born 5 July 1930) is a former British Virgin Islands Government Minister. She was one of the first woman ministers and the first deputy speaker of that government. In local press she is frequently referred to as being a "cultural icon" for her work with the BVI Heritage Dance Company and other local cultural groups.[2]

  1. ^ Biography Archived 11 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine by the House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands
  2. ^ "Cultural Icon Eileene Parsons Awarded Order Of British Empire (OBE)". BVI Platinum. 15 June 2013.