Elmira Minita Gordon

Dame Elmira Minita Gordon (30 December 1930 – 1 January 2021) was a Belizean politician. She was the first Governor General of Belize from its independence in 1981 until her retirement in 1993. Gordon was the only woman to have been Governor General of Belize. Gordon was replaced by Colville Young.
Gordon died on 1 January 2021 at her home in Los Angeles, California, just two days after her 90th birthday.