Ivy Dumont
Dame Ivy Dumont | |
|---|---|
| 7th Governor-General of the Bahamas | |
| In office 1 January 2002 – 30 November 2005 Acting: 13 November 2001 – 1 January 2002 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Hubert Ingraham Perry Christie |
| Preceded by | Sir Orville Turnquest |
| Succeeded by | Paul Adderley (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1930 |
| Spouse |
Reginald Dumont
(m. 1951; died 2011) |
Dame Ivy Leona Dumont DCMG (née Turnquest; born 2 October 1930), is a Bahamian politician who served as the seventh governor-general of the Bahamas. She was the first woman in the Bahamas to hold this office, from 1 January 2002 (on an acting basis since 13 November 2001) until 30 November 2005. She previously served as Minister of Education from 1995 to 2001.