List of heads of state 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 Monarch of The Bahamas, currently King Charles III, who is also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The King is represented in The Bahamas by a Governor-General.

Monarch (1973–present)

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The succession to the throne is the same as the succession to the British throne.

No. Monarch
(Birth–Death)
Portrait Reign Royal House Prime Minister
Reign start Reign end Duration
1   Queen Elizabeth
(1926–2022)
10 July 1973 8 September 2022 69 years, 60 days Windsor Pindling
Ingraham
Christie
Ingraham
Christie
Minnis
Davis
2   King Charles
(born 1948)
8 September 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 102 days Windsor Davis

Governor-General

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The 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.

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^† Died in office.
  Denotes Acting Governors-General
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Monarch
Took office Left office Time in office
1   Sir John Paul
(1916–2004)
10 July
1973
31 July
1973
21 days Elizabeth II
2   Sir Milo Butler
(1906–1979)
1 August
1973
22 January
1979[†]
5 years, 174 days Elizabeth II
  Doris Sands Johnson
(1921–1983)
Acting Governor-General
22 January
1979
22 January
1979
0 days Elizabeth II
  Sir Gerald Cash
(1917–2003)
Acting Governor-General
22 January
1979
23 September
1979
244 days Elizabeth II
3   Sir Gerald Cash
(1917–2003)
23 September
1979
25 June
1988
8 years, 276 days Elizabeth II
  Sir Henry Milton Taylor
(1903–1994)
Acting Governor-General
26 June
1988
28 February
1991
2 years, 247 days Elizabeth II
4   Sir Henry Milton Taylor
(1903–1994)
28 February
1991
1 January
1992
307 days Elizabeth II
5   Sir Clifford Darling
(1922–2011)
2 January
1992
2 January
1995
3 years, 0 days Elizabeth II
6   Sir Orville Turnquest
(b. 1929)
3 January
1995
13 November
2001
6 years, 314 days Elizabeth II
  Dame Ivy Dumont
(b. 1930)
Acting Governor-General
13 November
2001
1 January
2002
49 days Elizabeth II
7   Dame Ivy Dumont
(b. 1930)
1 January
2002
30 November
2005
3 years, 333 days Elizabeth II
  Paul Adderley
(1928–2012)
Acting Governor-General
1 December
2005
1 February
2006
62 days Elizabeth II
8   Arthur Dion Hanna
(1928–2021)
1 February
2006
14 April
2010
4 years, 72 days Elizabeth II
9   Sir Arthur Foulkes
(b. 1928)
14 April
2010
8 July
2014
4 years, 85 days Elizabeth II
10   Dame Marguerite Pindling
(b. 1932)
8 July
2014
28 June
2019
4 years, 355 days Elizabeth II
11   Sir Cornelius A. Smith
(b. 1937)
28 June
2019
Incumbent 5 years, 174 days Elizabeth II
Charles III

Standards

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References

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