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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 Bahamas Independence Act 1973 is the Monarch of The Bahamas , currently King Charles III , who is also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms .
The politics of the Bahamas takes place within a framework of parliamentary democracy, with a Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The Bahamas is an Independent Country and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. As a former British colony, its political and legal traditions closely follow those of the United Kingdom.
The prime minister of the Bahamas is the head of the government of the Bahamas. The duties of the prime minister include: Office of the Prime Minister; Department of Lands and Surveys; Government Printing Department; Department of Statistics; Bahamas Information Services; National Economic Council; Promotion and facilitation of investment
The Bahamas is mourning the loss of one of its long serving politicians, a former journalist who propelled a successful television news career into politics to represent the people of Grand Bahama ...
The Secretary to the Cabinet is responsible for inter-ministerial coordination among the Cabinet and managing government and parliamentary proceedings. Other key responsibilities include administering the Office of the Prime Minister, the Government Printing Department, the National Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Lands and ...
Name Entered office Left office Sir George W. K. Roberts: January 1964 June 1964 Sir Leonard J. Knowles, CBE [1] [2]: 1964 1972 Sir Gerald Cash, GCMG, GCVO, OBE, JP [3]: 1972 1973
The FNM installed leader Hubert Ingraham as the Prime Minister. After defeat and one of its MPs leaving the party since, the PLP held 17 of the 41 seats in the Bahamas National Assembly. In the 2012 general election, [3] the Progressive Liberals won a solid majority in a landslide election victory, taking 29 of the 38 seats in parliament. [4]
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 ...