List of presidents of the Senate of the Bahamas

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This is a list of presidents of the Senate of the Bahamas. The president is the presiding officer of the Senate of the Bahamas. Below is a list of office-holders:

Name Entered office Left office
Hon. Sir January 1964 June 1964
Hon. Leonard J. Knowles, CBE[1][2] 1964 1972
Hon. Sir Gerald Cash, GCMG, GCVO, OBE, JP[3] 1972 1973
Hon. Dr. Dame Doris Louise Johnson[4] 1973 1982
Hon. [5] 1982 1992
Hon. [6] 1992 2002
Hon. Sharon R. Wilson[4][7] 2002 2007
Hon. [4] 2007 2012
Hon. Sharon R. Wilson[4] 2012 2017
Hon. [8] 2017 2019
Hon. Mildred Hall-Watson[9] 2019 2021
Hon. Lashell Adderley[10] 2021 Incumbent

Sources[]

  1. ^ "Who's who in the Bahamas government, 1953-1978". Research Committee for the Silver Jubilee of the Progressive Liberal Party. 21 April 1978 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Knowles, Sir Leonard J. (21 April 1989). "Elements of Bahamian Law". Business & Law Publishers (Bahamas) – via Google Books.
  3. ^ http://www.bahamasnationalarchives.bs/assets/cash.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ a b c d "Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership". guide2womenleaders.com.
  5. ^ Europa World Year Book 1985
  6. ^ "Bahamasnet: Government". 15 November 1999. Archived from the original on 15 November 1999.
  7. ^ "The Bahamas Government". 13 December 2002. Archived from the original on 13 December 2002.
  8. ^ media. "K. Forbes Smith to be selected as FNM Senate President - Bahamaspress.com".
  9. ^ Scott, Rachel (6 December 2019). "Mildred Hall-Watson elected as Senate president". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Bahamas: History made as women to serve as House speaker and President of the Senate". The Habari Network. Retrieved 6 November 2021.


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