Elmira Minita Gordon

Dame Elmira Minita Gordon (30 December 1930[1] – 1 January 2021) was a Belizean politician. She was the first Governor General of Belize from its independence in 1981 until her retirement in 1993.[2] Gordon was the only woman to have been Governor General of Belize. Gordon was replaced by Colville Young.

Gordon died on 1 January 2021 at her home in Los Angeles, California, just two days after her 90th birthday.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Profile of Elmira Minita Gordon
  2. ↑ Biodata Archived 2012-09-12 at Archive.today, terra.es; accessed 20 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Dame Elmira Minita Gordon, trailblazing educator and first Governor-General, dead at 90