Perry Gladstone Christie PC,MP is a Bahamian former politician who served as prime minister of the Bahamas from 2002 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2017. He is the second longest-serving Bahamian elected parliamentarian,representing the Centreville constituency from 1977 to 2017. He is also a former athlete. His Progressive Liberal Party is the oldest Bahamian political party,holding solid majorities in the Bahamian Parliament several times in its long history.
Dame Ivy Leona Dumont,is a Bahamian politician who served as the seventh governor-general of the Bahamas. She was the first woman in the Bahamas to hold this office,from 1 January 2002 until 30 November 2005. She previously served as Minister of Education from 1995 to 2001.
Hubert Alexander Ingraham,PC is a Bahamian politician who was Prime Minister of the Bahamas from August 1992 to May 2002,and again from May 2007 to May 2012. He is a member of the Free National Movement Party (FNM). Prior to the 2012 election,he was the FNM's Party Leader and member of Parliament for the North Abaco constituency. He served as leader of the opposition in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas from 2005 to 2007.
Theodore Brent Symonette is a Bahamian businessman and Free National Movement politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Anne's constituency from 2007 to 2012 and 2017 to 2021. In his first term,he served as Deputy Prime Minister to Hubert Ingraham and Minister of Foreign Affairs. In his second,he was the Minister of Financial Services,Trade and Industry and Immigration from 2017 to 2019.
Arthur Dion "A. D." Hanna was a Bahamian politician who served as the eighth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2006 to 2010.
General elections were held in the Bahamas on 2 May 2007. The result was an opposition victory,with the Free National Movement,led by former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham,claiming 23 of the 41 seats. Incumbent Prime Minister Perry Christie conceded defeat in a phone call to his rival. Ingraham was sworn into the office of Prime Minister on 4 May.
Dame Cynthia Alexandria "Mother" Pratt is a Bahamian politician who has served as the 12th governor-general of the Bahamas since 2023.
Philip Edward "Brave" Davis is a Bahamian politician serving as the prime minister of the Bahamas since 2021. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cat Island,Rum Cay &San Salvador from 1992 to 1997 and returned to the seat in May 2002,which he still represents.
Frank Howard Watson is a Bahamian civil servant and politician from Free National Movement.
Charles T. Maynard was a Bahamian politician. He was National Chairman of the Free National Movement political party (FNM). Formerly a member of Bahamian parliament,and a minister of youth,sports and culture,Maynard died of an apparent heart attack while campaigning for the FNM in 2012. He was 42,and had been considered a "rising political talent". He was the cousin of Bahamian Attorney-General Allyson Maynard Gibson.
Hubert Alexander Minnis,ON is a Bahamian politician and doctor who served as prime minister of the Bahamas from May 2017 to 16 September 2021. Minnis is the former leader of the Free National Movement,the former governing party,and the Member of Parliament for the New Providence constituency of Killarney. First elected to the legislature in the 2007 election,he succeeded Hubert Ingraham as party leader following the party's defeat in the 2012 election.
Michael Perry Gomez was a Bahamian politician,who served as Minister of Health and as member for North Andros and Berry Islands in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas. First elected to the legislature in the 2012 election after defeating Education Minister Desmond Bannister by a margin of 24 votes,he was appointed by Prime Minister Perry Christie to be Minister of Health.
The prime minister of the Bahamas is the head of government of the Bahamas. The prime minister is formally appointed into office by the Governor-General of the Bahamas,who represents Charles III,the King of the Bahamas.
Dame Janet Gwennett Bostwick is a Bahamian lawyer and politician. She entered politics in 1977 with an appointment to the Senate. She was the first woman to serve as acting Prime Minister,first woman Attorney-General and the first woman Member of Parliament in the Bahamas.
Kevin Peter Turnquest is a Bahamian politician who served as deputy prime minister and minister of finance from May 15,2017 to November 25,2020. He is a certified public accountant. He was the deputy leader of the Free National Movement. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Prairie View A&M University and his Master of Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University.
Sir Cornelius Alvin Smith is a Bahamian politician and diplomat,who served as the 11th Governor-General of the Bahamas from 2019 to 2023.
Karen Malcolm is a politician in the Turks and Caicos Islands. From 2016 to 2021,she was a member of the House of Assembly and the islands' minister of education,youth,culture,social,and library services.
General elections were held in the Bahamas on 16 September 2021 to elect all 38 members of the House of Assembly.
Keith Ricardo Bell is a Bahamian Progressive Liberal Party politician as the Minister of Housing and Urban Renewal since 2023. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carmichael constituency since 2021.
James Kwasi Malik Thompson is a Bahamian politician from the Free National Movement. He is member of the Parliament of the Bahamas for East Grand Bahama.
