Ann Scott (First Lady of Florida)

Ann Scott
Official portrait, 2011
First Lady of Florida
In role
January 4, 2011 – January 7, 2019
GovernorRick Scott
Preceded byCarole Crist
Succeeded byCasey DeSantis
Personal details
Born
Francis Annette Holland

(1952-02-11) February 11, 1952 (age 72)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[citation needed]
Spouse
(m. 1972)
Children2
EducationSouthern Methodist University (BA)

Frances Annette Scott (née Holland, born February 11, 1952) is an American businesswoman, who served as the first lady of Florida from 2011 to 2019, as the wife of former Governor Rick Scott. She focused her time as first lady promoting childhood literacy.

Scott was raised in Texas and moved to Missouri where she met her future husband in high school. She studied business administration at Southern Methodist University in Texas and worked as a tax accountant for a gas and oil company. She left corporate work when her daughters were born.