Paula Cox | |
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10th Premier of Bermuda | |
In office 29 October 2010 – 18 December 2012 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Richard Gozney David Arkley (Acting) George Fergusson |
Preceded by | Ewart Brown |
Succeeded by | Craig Cannonier |
Leader of the Progressive Labour Party | |
In office 28 October 2010 – 21 December 2012 | |
Preceded by | Ewart Brown |
Succeeded by | Marc Bean |
Personal details | |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60)? Hamilton, Bermuda |
Political party | Progressive Labour Party |
Alma mater | McGill University University of Manchester |
Paula Ann Cox CBE (born c. 1964) is a Bermudian politician and former premier of Bermuda. She has been the leader of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party (PLP),[1] since 28 October 2010.[2] In accordance with the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968, she was appointed Premier of Bermuda, on Friday, 29 October 2010 by Governor Sir Richard Gozney. She was succeeded as Premier by Craig Cannonier on 18 December 2012, when she led her party into election defeat, losing her own seat in the process.[3]