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Dame Elmira Minita Gordon | |
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| 1st Governor-General of Belize | |
| In office 21 September 1981 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Colville Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 December 1930 Belize City, British Honduras (now Belize) |
| Died | 1 January 2021 (aged 90) Inglewood, California, US |
| Education | |
Dame Elmira Minita Gordon GCMG GCVO JP (30 December 1930 – 1 January 2021) was a Belizean educator, psychologist and politician; she served as the first governor general of Belize from its independence in 1981 until 1993. She was the first Belizean to receive a doctorate in psychology. She is one of the few "double dames", having received damehoods in two separate orders: the Order of St Michael and St George and the Royal Victorian Order.
She was the first woman to serve as governor-general in the history of the Commonwealth.[1][2][3]
- ^ Dame Elmira Minita Gordon, trailblazing educator and first Governor-General, dead at 90, breakingbelizenews.com. 2 January 2021. Accessed 28 November 2022.
- ^ Belize's first Governor General passes away, caribbean.loopnews.com. Accessed 28 November 2022.
- ^ Belize's First Governor General to be Honoured with State Funeral, pressoffice.gov.bz. Accessed 28 November 2022.