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Michael Clifton Pintard (born 3 July 1964) is a Bahamian politician serving as Leader of the Free National Movement and leader of the opposition since 27 November 2021. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Marco City, Grand Bahama since 2017. First appointed in 2010, he served two terms in the Senate. He was the Minister of Agriculture ...
The Constitution requires that there is a Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly of The Bahamas who is appointed by the Governor-General of The Bahamas. [1] Usually the person comes from the largest group in the House of Assembly that is not in government. The position of the Leader of the Opposition was established in 1964. [2]
That same year, she was chosen as the Deputy Leader of the Free National Movement. [7] Butler ran for the party leadership in 2014 [8] but was defeated by Hubert Minnis. (Peter Turnquest replaced her as Deputy Leader. [9]) Finally, in December 2016, Butler-Turner was sworn in as the first woman leader of the opposition in the Bahamas history. [10]
He was the Leader of the Opposition [4] in the House of Assembly from 1976 to 1979. [5] Bahamas Democratic Party eventually merged back to Free National Movement in 1981. [3] He was briefly again appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in November 1981. [6] Bostwick was a member of the Senate of the Bahamas from 1972 to 1977 and 1992 to 2002. [5]
Pages in category "Leaders of the Opposition (Bahamas)" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Isaacs's first foray into politics came in 1965 when he was appointed to the Senate of the Bahamas. [4] In June 1972, Isaacs was elected to the House of Assembly of the Bahamas for the Free National Movement party. [4] Isaacs served as leader of the opposition from 1971 to 1976 and again from 1981 to 1987. [3] [4]
Shanendon Eugene Cartwright is a Bahamian politician from the opposition Free National Movement. [1] He is the member of parliament for St. Barnabas. [2] He was first elected in the 2017 Bahamian general election. [3] He was re-elected in the 2021 Bahamian general election. [4]
Prior to becoming prime minister, Davis was the leader of the opposition as well as of the Progressive Liberal Party having been elected at the party's convention in October 2017. Prior to his election as party leader, he was elected deputy-leader, at the Party's Convention in 2009, when the PLP won the 2012 general elections, he became the ...