Sir David Gibbons, KBE, (15 June 1927 – 30 March 2014[1]) was a Bermudian politician and businessman. He served as Finance Minister and later as Premier for the United Bermuda Party. He had also served as a member of the Parliament of Bermuda.[2]
Gibbons attended The Hotchkiss School and studied economics at Harvard University.[2] As Premier he dealt with the riots in 1977 after the hanging of two men convicted of the assassination of Governor Richard Sharples, and a general strike in 1981.[2]
He was an opponent of Bermudian independence from the United Kingdom. Both before and after his term in office Gibbons was a businessman.[3] He ran the family business with his brother Graham.[4]
He died after a short illness on 30 March 2014, aged 87.[2][5]
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