Jean Rivett-Drake

Brigadier Dame Jean Elizabeth Rivett-Drake, DBE, DL (1909 – 8 August 1999) was a senior British Army officer and politician. She served as director of the Women's Royal Army Corps between 1961 and 1964. After retiring from the army, she entered local politics and was elected to Hove Borough Council (1966–1984) and later to East Sussex County Council (1973–1977). She was Mayor of Hove from 1977 to 1978; she was the first woman to hold that appointment.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Rivett-Drake, Brig. Dame Jean (Elizabeth), (1937–8 Aug. 1999), JP; DL; Mayor of Hove, 1977–78; Lay Member, Press Council, 1973–78; Director, Women's Royal Army Corps, 1961–64, retired". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Hove's first female mayor, Dame Jean Rivett-Drake". The Argus. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2023.