Vivian Inez Archibald

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(born 1 February 1945) is a British Virgin Islander politician and businesswoman who has served as the

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since September 2008. On 21 August 2008,

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, who held the British ministerial portfolio for the

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at the time, instructed the

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to appoint Archibald as Deputy Governor. Inez Archibald took office as the British Virgin Islands' Deputy Governor on 15 September 2008. Archibald holds a bachelor's degree in economics and

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from

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. She also received a

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in religion from

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and a second master's degree in

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from

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. Archibald's husband of forty-eight years, prominent British Virgin Islands lawyer

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, died on 3 April 2014. They had three daughters. Archibald was appointed

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(CBE) for her public service in the 2015 New Year Honours.

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