Quinton Lightbourne | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Senate of The Bahamas | |
| In office October 4, 2021 –October 7, 2024 | |
Quinton C. Lightbourne (born 20th April) is a former Bahamian senator for the Progressive Liberal Party and Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank. [1]
Lightbourne attended the University of The Bahamas (then College of The Bahamas) where he was elected as the president of the College of The Bahamas Union of Students (COBUS). [2] He also attended Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) where he was initiated as a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. [3]
Quinton Lightbourne was appointed as senator on October 4, 2021 by Governor General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Cornelius A. Smith acting on the advice of Prime Minister Philip Davis. [4] Lighbourne resigned from the Senate during a session on October 7th, 2024, calling his tenure "one of the greatest moments of his life". [5] Ja'Ann Major was appointed to the Senate to fill this vacancy. [6]
Lightbourne has worked in the public and private sectors. His roles included operations and funds analyst at Credit Suisse AG, Nassau Branch, and investment officer at The Bahamas Investment Authority in the office of the prime minister.[ citation needed ] He was an investment and finance columnist for The Nassau Guardian. [7] [ non-primary source needed ]
Quinton Lightbourne was chairman of The Bahamas Development Bank in November 2021 to September 2024. He is the youngest person ever appointed to this position. [8] [9]
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