Heads of government of the Bahamas
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[edit] List of Heads of Government of the Bahamas
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| 1955 to 1959 | Roland Theodore Symonette, Chief Minister | UBP | |
| 1959 to 7 January 1964 | Sir Roland Theodore Symonette, Prime Minister | UBP | |
| Self-Government | |||
| 7 January 1964 to 16 January 1967 | Sir Roland Theodore Symonette, Prime Minister | UBP | nickname: Pop Symonette |
| 16 January 1967 to 1969 | Lynden Oscar Pindling, Prime Minister | PLP | |
| The Commonwealth of the Bahama Islands | |||
| 1969 to 10 July 1973 | Lynden Oscar Pindling, Prime Minister | PLP | |
| 10 July 1973 | Independence as The Commonwealth of The Bahamas | ||
| 10 July 1973 to 1983 | Lynden Oscar Pindling, Prime Minister | PLP | |
| 1983 to 21 August 1992 | Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, Prime Minister | PLP | |
| 21 August 1992 to 3 May 2002 | Hubert Alexander Ingraham, Prime Minister | FNM | |
| 3 May 2002 to present | Perry Gladstone Christie, Prime Minister | PLP | |
[edit] Affiliations:-
| FNM | Free National Movement centre-right, conservative |
| PLP | Progressive Liberal Party centre-left, liberal, founded 1953 |
| UBP | United Bahamian Party |
| CDR | Coalition of Democratic Reform founded 2000 |
| AIM | Abaco Independence Movement Abaco Island regionalist, white, separatist to 1974 |
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[edit] Sources
- http://www.rulers.org/
- http://www.hk-bahamas.de/en/parties.php
- http://www.politicalresources.net/bahamas.htm
- Guinness Book of Kings Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
