The Government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
The Government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Former Governor-Generals

Former Governor-Generals

Governor

Sir John Warburtorn Paul, GCMG, OBE, MC served as the last Royal Governor and as the first Governor-General of The Bahamas - 1972-1973

Governors-General

 

Sir Milo Boughton Butler, GCMG, GCVO:

August 1st, 1973 - January 22nd, 1979

Sir Gerald Christopher Cash, GCMG, GCVO, OBE, JP:

September 24th, 1979 - June 25th, 1988 (acted September 2nd, 1976 - September 23rd, 1979

Sir Henry Milton Taylor, Kt., JP:

March 1st, 1991 - January 1st, 1992 (acted June 26th, 1988 - February 29th, 1991)

Sir Clifford Darling, GCVO, JP:

January 2nd, 1992 - January 2nd, 1995

Sir Orville Turnquest, GCMG, QC, JP. LL.B:

January 3rd, 1995 - November 12th, 2001

Dame Ivy L. Dumont, DCMG, JP:

January 1st, 2002 - November 30th, 2005 (acted November 13th, 2001 - December 31st, 2001)

His Excellency the Honourable Arthur D. Hanna:

February 1st, 2006 - April 14th, 2010

Sir Arthur Foulkes, GCMG:

April 14th, 2010 - July 8th, 2014

Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, GCMG:

July 8th, 2014 to June 28th, 2019

Sir Cornelius A. Smith, GCMG:

June 27th, 2019 - September 19th, 2023

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Tel: (242) 322-1875
Fax: (242) 322-4659
governmenthouse@bahamas.gov.bs

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