Jennifer M. Smith

The Honourable
Dame Jennifer M. Smith
DBE, JP, DHumL, MP
7th Premier of Bermuda
In office
9 December 1998 – 24 July 2003
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor
Preceded byPamela Gordon
Succeeded byAlex Scott
Leader of the Opposition
In office
20 August 1996 – 9 December 1998
Personal details
Born (1947-01-01) 1 January 1947 (age 77)
Political partyProgressive Labour Party

Dame Jennifer Meredith Smith, DBE, JP, DHumL, MP[1] (born 1947) is a Bermudian politician who was the Premier of Bermuda from 1998 until 2003, the first premier who was not a member of the United Bermuda Party.

Affectionately referred to as "Dame Jennifer", she has marked her place in Bermuda's history as the first woman to lead a political party to an election victory, the first Progressive Labour Party Shadow Minister of Education,[2] the first and so far only leader of the PLP to lead the party to win two consecutive general elections, the first female Speaker of the House of Assembly and the second woman to serve as Premier.

Smith is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

  1. ^ "Constituency #1 St. George's North – Jennifer Smith". The Royal Gazette. 25 November 2007. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2010. Dame Jennifer Smith, DBE, JP, DHumL, MP
  2. ^ "PLP pays tribute to Dame Jennifer". The Royal Gazette. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2017.