- Monarch (1973–present) Governor-General
- Standards
- Living former heads of state
- References
- External links
{{Politics of the Bahamas}}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 Queen of the Bahamas, Elizabeth II, who is also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The Queen is represented in the Bahamas by a Governor-General. Monarch (1973–present)The succession to the throne is the same as the succession to the British throne. | № | Monarch
{{small|(Birth–Death) | Portrait | Reign | Royal House | Prime Minister | | Reign start | Reign end |
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| 1 | Elizabeth II
{{small>(1926–)}} | 10 July}} 1973 | Incumbent}} | Windsor | Pindling
Ingraham
Christie
Ingraham
Christie
Minnis |
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Governor-GeneralThe Governor-General is the representative of the Monarch in the Bahamas and exercises most of the powers of the Monarch. The Governor-General is appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General is appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of the Bahamas without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government. - Status
{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government}}| № | Governor-General
{{small|(Birth–Death) | Portrait | Tenure | Monarch | Prime Minister | | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | {{small>(1916–2004) | 10 July}} 1973 | 31 July}} 1973 | Elizabeth II | Pindling |
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| 2 | {{small>(1906–1979) | 1 August}} 1973 | 22 January}} 1979
{{small|(died in office.)}} | Elizabeth II | Pindling |
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| 3 [1] | {{small>(1917–2003) | 22 January}} 1979 | 25 June}} 1988 | Elizabeth II | Pindling |
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| 4 | Sir Henry Milton Taylor
{{small|(1903–1994) | | {{nowrap|26 June}} 1986 | {{nowrap|28 February}} 1991 | Elizabeth II | Pindling |
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| 28 February}} 1991 | 1 January}} 1992 | | 5 | {{small>(1922–2011) | 2 January}} 1992 | 2 January}} 1995 | Elizabeth II | Pindling
Ingraham |
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| 6 | {{small>(1929–) | 2 January}} 1995 | 13 November}} 2001 | Elizabeth II | Ingraham |
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| 7 | Dame Ivy Dumont
{{small|(1930–) | | {{nowrap|13 November}} 2001 | {{nowrap|1 January}} 2002 | Elizabeth II | Ingraham
Christie |
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| 1 January}} 2002 | 30 November}} 2005 | | – | {{small>(1928–2012) | 1 December}} 2005 | 1 February}} 2006 | Elizabeth II | Christie |
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| 8 | {{small>(1928–) | 1 February}} 2006 | 14 April}} 2010 | Elizabeth II | Christie
Ingraham |
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| 9 | {{small>(1928–) | 14 April}} 2010 | 8 July}} 2014 | Elizabeth II | Ingraham
Christie |
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| 10 | {{small>(1932–) | 8 July}} 2014 | Incumbent}} | Elizabeth II | Christie
Minnis |
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StandardsLiving former heads of stateThere is four living former Bahamian Heads of State: | Image | Name | Term/Reign | Office | Date of birth |
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| Sir Orville Turnquest | 1994–2001 | Governor-General of the Bahamas | 1929|07|19|df=y}} | | Dame Ivy Dumont | 2001–2004 | Governor-General of the Bahamas | 1930|10|02|df=y}} | | Arthur Dion Hanna | 2006–2011 | Governor-General of the Bahamas | 1928|03|07|df=y}} | | Sir Arthur Foulkes | 2011–2014 | Governor-General of the Bahamas | 1928|05|11|df=y}} | |
References1. ^Acted for Butler from 2 September 1976 until 22 January 1979 while he was incapacitated
External links- World Statesmen – The Bahamas
- Rulers.org – The Bahamas
{{Heads of State of the Bahamas}} 2 : Government of the Bahamas|Lists of political office-holders in the Bahamas |