Governor-General of the Bahamas

Governor-General of the Bahamas
Incumbent
Marguerite Pindling
since 8 July 2014
Style Her Excellency
Residence Government House, The Bahamas
Appointer Monarch of the Bahamas
Term length At Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation 31 July 1973
First holder Sir Milo Butler
Website www.bahamas.gov.bs
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The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas is the viceregal representative of the Bahamian monarch (currently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). As The Queen cannot reside in all her realms, she appoints representatives to carry out her duties as Queen of the Bahamas. Governors-General serve their term at Her Majesty's pleasure, usually five years. They are responsible for appointing the Prime Minister as well as other government Ministers after consultations with the Prime Minister.

Government House in Nassau is the official residence of governors-general. The current Governor-General is Dame Marguerite Pindling.

Governors-General of the Bahamas (1973–present)

# Took office Left office Name
(Birth–Death)		 Comments
1 1 August 1978 22 January 1979 Sir Milo Butler
(1906–1979)		 Died in office
* 22 January 1979 22 January 1979 Hon. Dr. Dame Doris Louise Johnson
(1921–1983)		 Acting. She was appointed a DBE after leaving office.[1]
2 22 January 1979 25 June 1986 Sir Gerald Cash
(1917–2003)
3 26 June 1986 1 January 1992 Sir Henry Milton Taylor
(1903–1994)
4 2 January 1992 2 January 1995 Sir Clifford Darling
(1922–2011)
5 3 January 1995 13 November 2000 Sir Orville Turnquest
(born 1929)
6 13 November 2000 30 November 2005[2] Dame Ivy Dumont
(born 1930)		 Acting to 1 January 2002
* 1 December 2005[3] 31 January 2006[3] Paul Adderley
(1928–2012)		 Acting
7 1 February 2006 14 April 2012 A.D. Hanna
(born 1928)
8 14 April 2019 8 July 2014 Sir Arthur Foulkes
(born 1928)
9 8 July 2014 Incumbent Dame Marguerite Pindling
(born 1932)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hanna-Ewers, Deanne (January 2013). Great Women in Bahamian History: Bahamian Women Pioneers. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-4520-5398-1.
  2. ↑ Pinder, Macushla N. (1 December 2005). "Dame Ivy Dumont Says Farewell". Nassau, Bahamas: The Bahama Journal. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017 – via Bahamas B2B.com.
  3. 1 2 "The Late Honourable Paul L. Adderley". London, England: The Bahamas High Commission. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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