Bermuda Swears In New Deputy Governor

By: - December 16th, 2013

Above: Ginny Ferson (centre)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Bermuda swore in Ginny Ferson as the territory’s new Deputy Governor on Friday.

Ferson is the first woman to serve as Deputy Governor of Bermuda. She succeeds former Deputy Governor David Arkley.

Ferson joined the United Kingdom’s Diplomatic Service in 1987; she has served in diplomatic postings around the world, from Pitcairn, where she also served as Deputy Governor, to British Consul General in Auckland, New Zealand.

She has also served in Mauritius, Luxembourg, South Korea and Pakistan, among other stops.

George Fergusson is Bermuda’s Governor.

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