Ivy Dumont
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The Honourable Dame Ivy Dumont DCMG |
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| Governor General of the Bahamas | |
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In office 1 January 2002 – 30 November 2005 Acting: 13 November 2001 - 1 January 2002 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Hubert Ingraham Perry Christie |
| Preceded by | Sir Orville Turnquest |
| Succeeded by | Paul Adderley (Acting) |
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| Born | 2 October 1930 |
Dame Ivy Leona Dumont, DCMG (born 2 October 1930), was the sixth 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 Education Minister from 1995 to 2000.
Ivy Leona Turnquest was born on 2 October 1930, at Roses on Long Island in the Bahamas to Cecelia Elizabeth (née Darville) and Alphonso Tennyton Turnquest. After completing her elementary education in Roses and Buckleys settlements on Long Island, Turnquest continued her schooling at the Government High School on New Providence. Attaining her Cambridge Junior Certificate in 1946 and her Cambridge Senior Certificate in 1947, Turnquest graduated in 1948. She furthered her studies at the Bahamas Teachers’ Training College earning her training teaching certificate in 1951. Around this same time, Turnquest married Reginald Dumont, a Guyanese immigrant who was working for the Bahamas Police Force on 24 August 1951. She began working for the Ministry of Education and Culture as a student teacher and earned her full teaching certificate in 1954.
Upon receipt of her credentials, Dumont started her career as a classroom teacher. In 1962 and 1963, she studied in the United States as a Fulbright scholar and then in 1965, earned a General Certificate of Education from the Teacher's Union Institute. From 1968 to 1970, Dumont attended the University of Miami, graduating with her bachelor's degree in education. Appointed as head teacher at that time, Dumont then moving into administration, serving as education officer and as deputy director of education, before completing her education career after 21 years in 1975.
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