Ginny Ferson

Ginny Ferson OBE (born 1963) is a British diplomat, who, since December 2013, has served as Deputy Governor of Bermuda. For several months during 2016 she served as Acting Governor of Bermuda. Ferson served as Deputy Governor of Pitcairn from 2007 until 2012.

Ginny Ferson
OBE
Governor of Bermuda
Acting
In office
2 August 2016 – 5 December 2016
MonarchElizabeth II
PremierMichael Dunkley
Preceded byGeorge Fergusson
Succeeded byJohn Rankin
Deputy Governor of Bermuda
Assumed office
December 2013
Deputy Governor of the Pitcairn Islands
In office
2007–2012
Personal details
Born1963
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England, United Kingdom
ProfessionDiplomat

Career

Ferson joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1987 having previously worked for Leicestershire County Council. She has worked in Mauritius, Luxembourg, South Korea and Pakistan.[1]

In 2016 she was appointed to a role in St Helena overseeing the implementation of the recommendations of a review into child protection on the island.[2]

She was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in June 2017 in recognition of her work in "child safeguarding in the British Overseas Territories."[3]

References
  1. "Ginny Ferson - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. "Ginny Ferson appointed to St Helena to oversee implementation of Wass Report". Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. "Ferson heads Queen's Birthday Honours List - The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News". Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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