List of heads of state of the Bahamas
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This is a list of the heads of state of the Bahamas, from the independence of The Bahamas in 1973 to the present day.
From 1973 the head of state under the 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.
No. | Monarch (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Reign | Royal House | Prime Minister | ||
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Reign start | Reign end | Duration | |||||
1 | Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926) |
10 July 1973 | Incumbent | 48 years, 247 days | Windsor | Pindling Ingraham Christie Ingraham Christie Minnis Davis |
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.
Symbols
- ^† Died in office.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Monarch (Reign) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 | Sir John Paul (1916–2004) |
10 July 1973 |
31 July 1973 |
21 days | Elizabeth II (1973–present) | |
2 | Sir Milo Butler (1906–1979) |
1 August 1973 |
22 January 1979[†] |
5 years, 174 days | ||
– | Doris Sands Johnson (1921–1983) Acting Governor-General |
22 January 1979 |
22 January 1979 |
0 days | ||
– | Sir Gerald Cash (1917–2003) Acting Governor-General |
22 January 1979 |
23 September 1979 |
244 days | ||
3 | Sir Gerald Cash (1917–2003) |
23 September 1979 |
25 June 1988 |
8 years, 276 days | ||
– | Sir Henry Milton Taylor (1903–1994) Acting Governor-General |
26 June 1988 |
28 February 1991 |
2 years, 247 days | ||
4 | Sir Henry Milton Taylor (1903–1994) |
28 February 1991 |
1 January 1992 |
307 days | ||
5 | Sir Clifford Darling (1922–2011) |
2 January 1992 |
2 January 1995 |
3 years, 0 days | ||
6 | Sir Orville Turnquest (b. 1929) |
3 January 1995 |
13 November 2001 |
6 years, 314 days | ||
– | Dame Ivy Dumont (b. 1930) Acting Governor-General |
13 November 2001 |
1 January 2002 |
49 days | ||
7 | Dame Ivy Dumont (b. 1930) |
1 January 2002 |
30 November 2005 |
3 years, 333 days | ||
– | Paul Adderley (1928–2012) Acting Governor-General |
1 December 2005 |
1 February 2006 |
62 days | ||
8 | Arthur Dion Hanna (1928–2021) |
1 February 2006 |
14 April 2010 |
4 years, 72 days | ||
9 | Sir Arthur Foulkes (b. 1928) |
14 April 2010 |
8 July 2014 |
4 years, 85 days | ||
10 | Dame Marguerite Pindling (b. 1932) |
8 July 2014 |
28 June 2019 |
4 years, 355 days | ||
11 | Sir Cornelius A. Smith (b. 1937) |
28 June 2019 |
Incumbent | 2 years, 259 days |
Standards[]
Governor-General's Standard
References[]
External links[]
- Government of the Bahamas
- Lists of political office-holders in the Bahamas