Bridget Harris
{{Short description|Antiguan and Barbudan politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = 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,{{cite web |title=HAS Newsletter No. 145 |url=https://cpoise.gov.ag/download/has-newsletter-2nd-qtr-2019/ |date=June 2019 |publisher=Historical and Archeological Society - The Museum of Antigua and Barbuda}} 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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- {{cite web |url=http://www.caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/biography/bios/harris_bridget.asp|title=Bridget Harris|author= |date=5 January 2016 |website=Caribbean Elections |publisher=Knowledge Walk Institute |access-date=5 January 2016 |quote=}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Parliaments1990.htm |title=Female Presidents of Parliaments and Parliamentary Bodies 1990-1999 |author= |date= 15 October 2015|website=Guide 2 Women Leaders |publisher= |access-date=5 January 2015 |quote=}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/57937_Antigua-s-new-gov-t-promises-anti-corruption-law |title=Antigua's new gov't promises anti-corruption law |author= |date=31 March 2004 |website=Jamaican Observer |access-date=5 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126234118/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/57937_Antigua-s-new-gov-t-promises-anti-corruption-law |archive-date=26 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:Speakers of the House of Representatives (Antigua and Barbuda)
Category:Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party politicians
Category:Antigua and Barbuda women in politics
Category:Women legislative speakers
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