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Prime Minister of the Bahamas

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Style
  
The Right Honourable

Formation
  
1969

Inaugural holder
  
Sir Lynden Pindling

Website
  
bahamas.gov.bs

Prime Minister of the Bahamas

Appointer
  
Governor-General of the Bahamas

Term length
  
At the Governor-General's pleasure (normally 5 years)

The following is a list of Prime Ministers of the Bahamas.

Contents

Office of the Prime Minister

The Prime Minister of the Bahamas is the head of the Government of the Bahamas. Duties of the Prime Minister include:

  1. the Grand Bahama Port Authority
  2. the Public Utilities Commission
  3. City of Nassau revitalization project
  4. Industrial and hotel encouragement
  5. Bahamas Information Services
  6. National Economic Council
  7. Promotion and facilitation of investment
  8. Development in the Family Islands

Agencies under the prime minister include:

  • Department of Lands and Surveys
    1. Lands and Surveying
    2. Acquiring Land
  • Department of Local Government
    1. Relations with Local Government Agencies
    2. Local improvement associations

    Deputy Prime Ministers

  • Arthur Dion "A.D" Hanna 1967–1984
  • Clement T. Maynard 1985–1992
  • Frank Watson 1992–2002
  • Cynthia A. Pratt 2002–2007
  • Brent Symonette 2007–2012
  • Philip Davis 2012–present

    • References

    Prime Minister of the Bahamas Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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