Patrice Kimberley Minors, one of the first Progressive Labour Party Government Senators, became a Member of Parliament in the 2003 General Election when she defeated UBP Candidate Allan Marshall by a margin of 123 votes. Success at the polls was then followed by her appointment as Minister of Health and Family Services, a position which she held until October 2006.

Patrice has a wealth of knowledge and experience at the managerial level gained form her experiences with the Bank of Bermuda, Lombard Odier International Trust Company (Bermuda) Limited and most recently at Butterfield Bank where she assumed the position of Assistant Vice President of Trust Services in February 2007.

Patrice Minors was educated at Berkeley Institute and Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Business Administration. A member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, she has served as Deputy Chairman of the Bermuda College Board of Trustees and presently serves on the board of Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation. She is also a past President of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Bermuda and was voted "Big Sister of the Year" in 1998. An avid scrabble player, she is also a member of the Bermuda Scrabble Club.

A member of the First Church of God North Shore, Patrice is married to Stewart and they are the proud parents of a precocious 2 1/2 year named Honor.