Alvin Smith (Bahamian politician)

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The Honourable
Alvin Smith
Alvin Smith, Bahamas Speaker of House 2-14-08 (cropped).jpg
Smith in 2008
Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas
In office
2007–2012
Leader of the Opposition
In office
2002–2005
Member of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas
In office
1997–2012
ConstituencyNorth Eleuthera
Personal details
Born (1951-09-23) 23 September 1951 (age 70)
Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas
NationalityBahamian
Political partyFree National Movement

Alvin Smith (born 23 September 1951) is a Bahamian politician who was the Speaker of the House of Assembly from 2007 to 2012. He was the MP for the Constituency of North Eleuthera from 1997 to 2012.

Biography[]

Smith was born in , a town on the island of Eleuthera. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Miami, and subsequently spent 24 years as a teacher and a trustee of the Bahamas Union of Teachers.[1] He entered politics in 1992 as a member of the Free National Movement, where he was engaged in several appointments which included Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education in 1995, and again in 2001.[2] In 1997 he was elected to the House of Assembly as MP for the constituency of North Eleuthera. In May 2002 Smith was re-elected as Member of Parliament for North Eleuthera and from May 2002 to November 2005 served as Official Leader of the Free National Movement in Parliament. Following the national elections in May 2007, Smith was appointed as Speaker of the House of Assembly by the new FNM led Government. He served as Speaker until 2012.[3]

From 2017 to 2020, Smith was the Bahamas High Commissioner to Canada.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Smith, Alvin. "Party MP". Free National Movement. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Brown, Oswald; Editor (2020-09-21). "BAHAMAS HIGH COMMISSIONER ALVIN A. SMITH APPOINTED DEAN OF THE CARICOM GROUP TO CANADA". BAHAMAS CHRONICLE. Retrieved 2021-09-22. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b "High Commissioner Alvin Smith completes tour of duty". Eye Witness News. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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