Governor-General of the Bahamas

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas is the representative of the Bahamian monarch (currently 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 consultation with the Prime Minister.

Governor-General of the Bahamas
Coat of arms of the Bahamas
Incumbent
Sir Cornelius A. Smith
since 28 June 2019
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceGovernment House, The Bahamas
AppointerMonarch of the Bahamas
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation31 July 1973
First holderSir Milo Butler
Salary37,000 BSD annually[1]
Websitewww.bahamas.gov.bs
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Government House in Nassau is the official residence of governors-general. The current Governor-General is Cornelius A. Smith.

Governors-General of the Bahamas (1973–present)
# Took office Left office Name
(Birth–Death)		 Comments
1 1 August 1973 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.[2]
2 22 January 1979 25 June 1988 Sir Gerald Cash
(1917–2003)
3 28 February 1991 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[3] Dame Ivy Dumont
(born 1930)		 Acting to 1 January 2002
* 1 December 2005[4] 31 January 2006[4] Paul Adderley
(1928–2012)		 Acting
7 1 February 2006 14 April 2012 A.D. Hanna
(born 1928)
8 14 April 2012 8 July 2014 Sir Arthur Foulkes
(born 1928)
9 8 July 2014 28 June 2019 Dame Marguerite Pindling
(born 1932)
10 28 June 2019 Incumbent Sir Cornelius A. Smith
(born 1937)

See also

References
  1. Statute Law of The Bahamas. "Public Service Act" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. Hanna-Ewers, Deanne (January 2013). Great Women in Bahamian History: Bahamian Women Pioneers. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-4520-5398-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. 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.
  4. "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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