Past members of Parliament were honoured yesterday as part of celebrations marking Heritage Month.

Premier Ewart Brown and former Premier Alex Scott helped to plant a tree outside the House of Assembly to honour a host of household names.

The past Parliament members and Ministers that were honoured are as follows:

Mr. David Allen, joined the Progressive Labour Party in 1967 and was appointed to the Senate in 1980. Mr. Allen, who was the representative for Pembroke East Central, served as leader of Opposition in the Senate from 1984 to 1989. In 1998 he was appointed Minister of Tourism and was also the publisher of a travel journal called Dateline Publications.

Mr. Eugene Cox was the first Opposition Whip in the House of Assembly and served as the Shadow Minister of Finance for nine years until he was appointed Minister of Finance in 1998. He was trustee and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Sandy's Secondary Middle School and initiated the Parent Teacher Student Association at the Berkeley Institute.

Mr. Thomas Haskins Davis served as Minister of the Environment for seven years and was the first elected to the House of Assembly in 1968 for the constituency of Hamilton East.

Dame Lois Browne Evans was the first of many. She was the first female lawyer in Bermuda, first black woman elected to Parliament in 1963, the first female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth, the first female Attorney General, the first female member of the Devonshire Recreational Club and the first PLP Minister of Legislative Affairs.

Mrs. Gloria McPhee introduced the first social legislation in Bermuda and developed the Island's first Department of Social Services. She established the Government Day Care Center and the Brangman House.

During Mrs McPhee's time as Minister of Education, the Bermuda Secondary School Certificate (BSSC) was established and she was a founding member of the Executive Youth Health Education Development.

Mr. James A. Pearman was a former Transport Minister and lawyer who eradicated segregation in Bermuda's social clubs when he served on the Race Relations Advisory Council. He was elected to the House of Assembly in 1972 and served until 1980.

Mr. J. Irving Pearman was elected to the House of Assembly in 1983 and served as Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Minster of Tourism and Youth, Sport and Recreation and Minister of the Environment, Planning and Natural Resources.

Dr. Stanley Ratteray helped to found the United Bermuda Party and served as Deputy Chairman in 1964 and later Chairman. In 1968, he was appointed as a United Bermuda Party Member of the Legislative Council, now the Senate. During his time as Minister, Bermuda's public school were desegregated.

Mr. Lancelot Swan was a member of the first Executive Council, now known as Cabinet and was Bermuda's first Minister of Youth and Sport. He was known for his involvement with many community groups and served as Honourary Chairman of the Bermuda Youth Council.

Mr. DeForest Trimingham was a former Minister of Tourism and was elected to the House of Assembly in 1958. He served as Chairman of the Marine Board, Chairman of the Board of Civil Aviation and also as Parliamentary Secretary for Air.