Anne Green

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(born 21 March 1952) is a Tristanian teacher, politician and public administrator from

Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helena ...

, a remote island in the southern

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

that is part of the

British overseas territory The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remna ...

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha including Gough Island. Its name wa ...

. She was the first woman to be elected Chief Islander (serving twice in the office) and also the first woman to be Acting Administrator of the island.

Career

Anne Green (née Glass) was born on 21 March 1952 to Wilson Glass (son of Robert Glass, who in turn was the grandson of Tristan founder

William Glass William Glass (11 May 1786 – 1853) was a Scottish Corporal and settler. He established the settlement that would become Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, the main settlement on Tristan da Cunha. Early life William Glass was born William Glasgow in ...

through his son Thomas, and Charlotte Swain). She married Joseph Green (born 1947); professionally, she is a teacher and practices on the island of Tristan da Cunha, culminating in her appointment as Headteacher at St Mary's School. In the island's politics, Green has served as elected Chief Islander for Tristan da Cunha twice, between 1988 and 1991 and again between 2003 and 2007; she was the first woman to hold that office when elected in 1988; in 2003, she succeeded her brother, James Glass. She also became the first woman to act as the island's Administrator, when she did so in an interim capacity when the Administrator went on leave at various times from 2003 to 2007. Along with her brother James Glass, Green has written a book, ''A Short Guide to Tristan da Cunha'', which was published in 2003."Books Published 2003–2005"
''Tristan da Cunha''. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

References

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