Prime Minister of the Bahamas
| Prime Minister of The Bahamas | |
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| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Lynden Pindling |
| Formation | 1969 |
This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Bahamas.
The Prime Minister of the Bahamas is the head of the Government of the Bahamas. He is also the Minister of Finance and the Member of Parliament (MP) for New Providence and North Abaco.
List of Prime Ministers of the Bahamas (1955-Present)[change | change source]
| # | Incumbent | Tenure | Political Affiliation | ||
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| Took Office | Left Office | ||||
| Chief Minister of The Bahama Islands (1955–1964) | |||||
| 1 | Roland Symonette | 1955 | 7 January 1964 | United Bahamian Party | |
| Premiers of The Bahama Islands (1964–1967) | |||||
| (1) | Roland Symonette | 7 January 1964 | 16 January 1967 | United Bahamian Party | |
| 2 | Lynden Pindling | 16 January 1967 | 1969 | Progressive Liberal Party | |
| Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahama Islands (1969–1973) | |||||
| (1) | Lynden Pindling | 1969 | 10 July 1973 | Progressive Liberal Party | |
| Prime Ministers of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas (1973–Present) | |||||
| (1) | Lynden Pindling | 10 July 1973 | 21 August 1992 | Progressive Liberal Party | |
| 2 | Hubert Ingraham | 21 August 1992 | 3 May 2002 | Free National Movement | |
| 3 | Perry Christie | 3 May 2002 | 4 May 2007 | Progressive Liberal Party | |
| (2) | Hubert Ingraham | 4 May 2007 | 8 May 2012 | Free National Movement | |
| (3) | Perry Christie | 8 May 2012 | 11 May 2017 | Progressive Liberal Party | |
| 4 | Hubert Minnis | 11 May 2017 | Current | Free National Movement | |
Deputy Prime Ministers[change | change source]
- Frank Watson 1992–2002
- Cynthia A. Pratt 2002–2007
- Brent Symonette 2007–2012
- Philip Davis 2012–present
