Bridget Harris Explained

Bridget Harris
Office:4th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda
Termstart:21 March 1994
Termend:26 August 2004
Predecessor:Casford Llewellyn Murray
Successor:Giselle Isaac-Arindell
Party:Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party
Birth Date:1932-1934
Birth Place:All Saints, Antigua and Barbuda

Dame Bridget Harris (DCN) (also known as Bridgette Harris) is an Antiguan and Barbudan politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives. She was appointed to the position in 1994 as a member of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party and served until 2004. She was the first woman to serve as speaker of the house in Antigua and Barbuda. In 2001 she was appointed Dame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation.

She was 86 years old in June 2019,[1] so she was born about 1932-1934. She was born in All Saints, Antigua and Barbuda.

She was married to Reuben Harris, former finance minister.

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  1. Web site: HAS Newsletter No. 145 . June 2019 . Historical and Archeological Society - The Museum of Antigua and Barbuda.