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Pia Glover-RolleM.P.
Minister of Labour and Public Service
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 September 2021
Prime Minister	Philip "Brave" Davis
Member of Parliament for Golden Gates
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 October 2021
Preceded by	Michael Foulkes
Majority	695 (20%)
Personal details
Born	Pia Takita Glover (1977-04-18) 18 April 1977 (age 47) Nassau, Bahamas
Political party	Progressive Liberal Party
Spouse	Herman N. Rolle

Pia Takita Glover-Rolle (born 18 April 1977) is a Bahamian Progressive Liberal Party politician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who is currently The Bahamas Minister of Labour and Public Service since 11 September 2023. Previously serving as the Bahamian Minister of State for Public Service since 23 September 2021 and the Member of Parliament for Golden Gates. Glover Rolle defeated FNM incumbent Michael Foulkes in the 2021 general election.

Career

Glover-Rolle is the Founder of PTG Marketing & Modeling Agency and Model and Talent Showcase of the Islands (Island MMTS). Glover-Rolle is a certified Labour Advocate and Human Resources Specialist. She holds a degree in Hospitality Management with certifications in Labour Relations, Employment Law and Management. She is also a Justice of the Peace and a Labour & Immigration Consultant.

Glover-Rolle was ratified as the PLP candidate for the Golden Gates constituency in March 2021. She unseated FNM incumbent Michael Foulkes. After the election, she was appointed Minister of State for the Public Service by new prime minister Philip "Brave" Davis. Glover-Rolle was officially sworn in to parliament on 6 October 2021. She is part of the largest number of females to serve in a Bahamian parliament. In a cabinet shuffle, Glover-Rolle was promoted to become the Minister of Labour and Public Service on 11 September 2023. On 4 October 2023, the Honourable Prime Minister Philip Davis, named Glover-Rolle Deputy Leader of Government Business in The Bahamas Parliament. She would be the first to officially hold that post.

Personal life

Glover-Rolle has been married since May 2000 and has three daughters.

Electoral history

References

1. "New Cabinet recruits say they are 'happy to serve'". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
2. "thebahamasweekly.com - Bahamas shows well at Island Music, Model and Talent Showcase of the Islands". www.thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
3. Brown, Oswald; Editor (2021-03-17). "PLP RATIFIES 13 MORE CANDIDATES". BAHAMAS CHRONICLE. Retrieved 2021-10-19. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
4. Brown, Oswald; Editor (2021-09-20). "NEW PARLIAMENT WILL SEE RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN SEATED". BAHAMAS CHRONICLE. Retrieved 2021-10-19. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
5. "Pia Glover-Rolle". The Progressive Liberal Party. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
6. "2021 General Election Results". Parliamentary Registration Department. 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

• Living people
• 1977 births
• People from Nassau, Bahamas
• Members of the Parliament of the Bahamas
• 21st-century Bahamian women politicians
• 21st-century Bahamian politicians
• Women government ministers of the Bahamas
• Government ministers of the Bahamas
• Progressive Liberal Party politicians