Perry Gladstone Christie PC,MP is a Bahamian former politician who served as prime minister of the Bahamas from 2002 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2017. He is the second longest-serving Bahamian elected parliamentarian,representing the Centreville constituency from 1977 to 2017. He is also a former athlete. His Progressive Liberal Party is the oldest Bahamian political party,holding solid majorities in the Bahamian Parliament several times in its long history.
The governor-general of The Bahamas is the representative of the Bahamian monarch,currently King Charles III,in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister of The Bahamas. The functions of the governor-general include appointing ministers,judges,and ambassadors;giving royal assent to legislation passed by parliament;issuing writs for election.
Dr. Betsy Vogel Boze,is an American academic and higher education administrator who is currently serving as the ninth President of The College of The Bahamas. Previously,she worked as a professor of marketing,department chair,dean,and CEO of Kent State University at Stark,before serving as the president of The College of The Bahamas. She is a senior fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU),that researches alternative revenue streams for public colleges and universities.
Dame Cynthia Alexandria "Mother" Pratt is a Bahamian politician who has served as the 12th Governor-General of the Bahamas since 1 September 2023.
Philip Edward "Brave" Davis is a Bahamian politician serving as the prime minister of the Bahamas since 2021. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cat Island,Rum Cay &San Salvador from 1992 to 1997 and returned to the seat in May 2002,which he still represents.
Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes, ON,GCMG is a politician who was the ninth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2008 to 2014.
Frank Howard Watson is a Bahamian civil servant and politician from Free National Movement.
Hubert Alexander Minnis,ON is a Bahamian politician and doctor who served as prime minister of the Bahamas from May 2017 to 16 September 2021. Minnis is the leader of the Free National Movement,the former governing party,and the Member of Parliament for the New Providence constituency of Killarney. First elected to the legislature in the 2007 election,he succeeded Hubert Ingraham as party leader following the party's defeat in the 2012 election.
Dame Marguerite Pindling,Lady Pindling,served as the tenth governor-general of the Bahamas,from 8 July 2014 to 28 June 2019. She is the second female governor-general of the Bahamas after Dame Ivy Dumont.
Sir Clement T. Maynard,,was a Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1985–92),and deputy leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). His public career ran the gamut from trade unionist to Senator to Member of Parliament.
John Delaney is a Bahamian lawyer.
Allyson Maynard Gibson KC is a Bahamian barrister,politician,and community rights advocate,particularly with regard to laws affecting women and children. From 2012 to 2017 she was the attorney general and Minister for Legal Affairs of The Bahamas,and leader of government business in the Senate of the Bahamas. From 2002 to 2007,she served as Minister of Financial Services and Investments in the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) administration.
Dame Janet Gwennett Bostwick is a Bahamian lawyer and politician. She entered politics in 1977 with an appointment to the Senate. She was the first woman to serve as acting Prime Minister,first woman Attorney General and the first woman Member of Parliament in the Bahamas.
Diane Gail North-Saunders,OBE was a Bahamian historian,archivist,athlete,and author.
Arinthia Santina Komolafe is a Bahamian politician who was elected the Leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA),one of the three main political parties in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas,on 24 October 2017. She succeeded Christopher Mortimer,who was appointed as Interim Leader of the DNA on 24 October 2017. Mortimer was appointed Interim Leader following the DNA's defeat in The Bahamas' General Elections on 10 May 2017,when the Party failed to win a parliamentary seat out of the 39 possible parliamentary seats in the House of Assembly. Founder and inaugural leader of the DNA,Branville McCartney announced his intention to resign from the Party and front-line politics following the defeat. Komolafe is the first female leader of the DNA political party and other females such as Cynthia Pratt,former Deputy Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and Loretta Butler-Turner,former Deputy Leader of the Free National Movement.
This article lists events from the year 2019 in the Bahamas
Pia T. Glover-Rolle 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.
Wendy Craigg is an economist from the Bahamas. From 2005 to 2015,she was governor of the Central Bank of the Bahamas. She is the first woman to hold this post. She subsequently served as a special advisor to the government of the Bahamas and chair of the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority.
This article lists events from the year 2022 in The Bahamas.
Leader of the Opposition is a constitutionally sanctioned office in The Bahamas. The Constitution requires that there is a Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly of The Bahamas who is appointed by the Governor-General of The Bahamas. Usually the person comes from the largest group in the House of Assembly that is not in government.
