List of heads of state of the Bahamas

This is a list of the heads of state of the Bahamas, from the independence of The Bahamas in 1973 to the present day.

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From 1973 the head of state under the Bahamas Independence Act 1973 is the Queen of the Bahamas, Elizabeth II, who is also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The Queen is represented in the Bahamas by a Governor-General.

Monarch (1973–present)

The succession to the throne is the same as the succession to the British throne.

№ Monarch
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Reign Royal House Prime Minister
Reign start Reign end
1 Queen Elizabeth II
(1926–)		 10 July 1973 Incumbent Windsor Pindling
Ingraham
Christie
Ingraham
Christie
Minnis

Governor-General

The Governor-General is the representative of the Monarch in the Bahamas and exercises most of the powers of the Monarch. The Governor-General is appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General is appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of the Bahamas without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.

Status
  Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government
№ Governor-General
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Tenure Monarch Prime Minister
Took office Left office
1 Sir John Paul
(1916–2004)		 10 July 1973 31 July 1973 Elizabeth II Pindling
2 Sir Milo Butler
(1906–1979)		 1 August 1973 22 January 1979
(died in office.)		 Elizabeth II Pindling
3 [1] Sir Gerald Cash
(1917–2003)		 22 January 1979 25 June 1988 Elizabeth II Pindling
4 Sir Henry Milton Taylor
(1903–1994)		 26 June 1986 28 February 1991 Elizabeth II Pindling
28 February 1991 1 January 1992
5 Sir Clifford Darling
(1922–2011)		 2 January 1992 2 January 1995 Elizabeth II Pindling
Ingraham
6 Sir Orville Turnquest
(1929–)		 2 January 1995 13 November 2001 Elizabeth II Ingraham
7 Dame Ivy Dumont
(1930–)		 13 November 2001 1 January 2002 Elizabeth II Ingraham
Christie
1 January 2002 30 November 2005
– Paul Adderley
(1928–2012)		 1 December 2005 1 February 2006 Elizabeth II Christie
8 Arthur Dion Hanna
(1928–)		 1 February 2006 14 April 2010 Elizabeth II Christie
Ingraham
9 Sir Arthur Foulkes
(1928–)		 14 April 2010 8 July 2014 Elizabeth II Ingraham
Christie
10 Dame Marguerite Pindling
(1932–)		 8 July 2014 Incumbent Elizabeth II Christie
Minnis

Standards
  • Governor-General's Standard

Living former heads of state

There is four living former Bahamian Heads of State:

Image Name Term/Reign Office Date of birth
Sir Orville Turnquest 1994–2001 Governor-General of the Bahamas (1929-07-19) 19 July 1929
Dame Ivy Dumont 2001–2004 Governor-General of the Bahamas (1930-10-02) 2 October 1930
Arthur Dion Hanna 2006–2011 Governor-General of the Bahamas (1928-03-07) 7 March 1928
Sir Arthur Foulkes 2011–2014 Governor-General of the Bahamas (1928-05-11) 11 May 1928

References
  1. Acted for Butler from 2 September 1976 until 22 January 1979 while he was incapacitated
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