Back Nita Barrow German Nita Barrow Spanish نیتا بارو FA Nita Barrow French ניטה בארו HE नीता बैरो HI Nita Barrow Polish Бэрроу, Нита Russian Nita Barrow Swedish Ніта Берроу Ukrainian
Dame Nita Barrow | |
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| 5th Governor-General of Barbados | |
| In office 6 June 1990 – 19 December 1995 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Owen Arthur |
| Preceded by | Hugh Springer |
| Succeeded by | Clifford Husbands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1916 Saint Lucy, Barbados |
| Died | 19 December 1995 (aged 79) Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, GCMG DA (15 November 1916 – 19 December 1995)[1] was the first female governor-general of Barbados.[2] Barrow was a nurse and a public health servant from Barbados. She served as the fifth governor-general of Barbados from 6 June 1990 until her death on 19 December 1995.[3] She was the older sister of Errol Barrow, the first prime minister of Barbados.
- ^ Morgan, Peter (22 December 1995). "Dame Ruth Nita Barrow: Nurse to the world". The Guardian. p. 14.
- ^ COLLECTIONS & LIBRARIES: Their Excellencies, Cave Hill Campus Library, University of the West Indies.
- ^ Carrington, Sean (2007). A~Z of Barbados Heritage. Macmillan Caribbean Publishers Limited. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-0-333-92068-8.