Louise Lake-Tack

Dame Louise Agnetha Lake-Tack, GCMG, DStJ (born 26 July 1944) is a former Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda.

Her Excellency Louise Lake-Tack GCMG DStJ
Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
In office 17 July 2007 – 14 August 2014
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Baldwin Spencer
Preceded by	James Carlisle
Succeeded by	Rodney Williams
Personal details
Born	(1944-07-26) 26 July 1944 (age 80) St Phillip's, Antigua and Barbuda

Background and earlier career

Louise Lake-Tack was born in St. Philip's Parish, Antigua in 1944. She went to Freetown Government School before attending the Antigua Girls High School in St. John's.^[1] After graduating she went to the United Kingdom. She studied nursing at Charing Cross Hospital. She worked first at the National Heart Hospital and later at the Harley Street Clinic.^[1]

Lake-Tack later studied and graduated in law. She was a magistrate at both Marylebone and Horseferry Magistrate Courts. She also sat at Pocock Street Crown Court and Middlesex Crown Court to hear appeal cases from the lower courts. She was a member of the Antigua and Barbuda National Association (London) for the 24 years before her appointment as Governor-General.^[1]

Governor-General

She took office as Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda on 17 July 2007.^[2] She was the first woman to hold the office. On 14 August 2014, she was replaced by Dr Rodney Williams, who took office as the 4th Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda.

Honours

• Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG, 13 November 2007)^[3]
• Dame of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (DStJ, 16 October 2007)^[4]