| Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas | |
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 Seal of the prime minister of the Bahamas | |
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| Style | The Most Honourable |
| Type | Head of government |
| Abbreviation | PM |
| Seat | Nassau |
| Appointer | Governor-General |
| Term length | At the governor-general's pleasure(normally 5 years) |
| Precursor | Premier of the Bahamas Islands |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Lynden Pindling |
| Formation | 10 May 1969 |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas |
| Salary | 86,000 BSD annually[1] |
| Website | bahamas.gov.bs |
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Theprime minister of the Bahamas is thehead of government ofthe Bahamas. The prime minister is formally appointed into office by thegovernor-general of the Bahamas, who representsCharles III, the King of the Bahamas (the Bahamianhead of state).
The following article contains alist of prime ministers of the Bahamas, from the establishment of the position of chief minister of the Bahamas Islands in 1955 to the present day.
Under section 72 of theConstitution of the Bahamas, theGovernor-General of the Bahamas must appoint "the member of theHouse of Assembly who is the leader of the party which commands the support of the majority of the members of that House". In the event of ahung parliament, the governor-general should appoint the member who is "most likely tocommand the support of the majority of members of that House".[2]
I, _________________________, being appointed Prime Minister, do swear that I will to the best of my judgment, at all times when so required, freely give my counsel and advice to the Governor-General (or any other person for the time being lawfully performing the functions of that office) for the good management of the public affairs of the Bahamas, and I do further swear that I will not on any account, at any time whatsoever, disclose the counsel, advice, opinion or vote of any particular Minister or Parliamentary Secretary and that I will not, except with the authority of the Cabinet and to such extent as may be required for the good management of the affairs of the Bahamas, directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the Cabinet or the nature or contents of any documents communicated to me as Prime Minister or any matter coming to my knowledge in my capacity as such, and that in all things I will be a true and faithful Prime Minister. So help me God.
The prime minister of the Bahamas is the head of thegovernment of the Bahamas. The duties of the prime minister include:
Agencies under the prime minister include:
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | .svg) | Sir Roland Symonette (1898–1980) | 1962 | 1955 | 7 January 1964 | 9 years | UBP |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| (1) | .svg) | Sir Roland Symonette (1898–1980) | — | 7 January 1964 | 16 January 1967 | 3 years, 9 days | UBP |
| 2 |  | Lynden Pindling (1930–2000) | 1967 1968 | 16 January 1967 | 10 May 1969 | 2 years, 114 days | PLP |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | | Lynden Pindling (1930–2000) | 1972 | 10 May 1969 | 10 July 1973 | 4 years, 61 days | PLP |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | | Lynden Pindling (1930–2000) | 1977 1982 1987 | 10 July 1973 | 21 August 1992 | 19 years, 42 days | PLP |
| 2 |  | Hubert Ingraham (born 1947) | 1992 1997 | 21 August 1992 | 3 May 2002 | 9 years, 255 days | FNM |
| 3 | .jpg) | Perry Christie (born 1943) | 2002 | 3 May 2002 | 4 May 2007 | 5 years, 1 day | PLP |
| (2) | | Hubert Ingraham (born 1947) | 2007 | 4 May 2007 | 8 May 2012 | 5 years, 4 days | FNM |
| (3) | | Perry Christie (born 1943) | 2012 | 8 May 2012 | 11 May 2017 | 5 years, 3 days | PLP |
| 4 |  | Hubert Minnis (born 1954) | 2017 | 11 May 2017 | 17 September 2021 | 4 years, 128 days | FNM |
| 5 | | Philip Davis (born 1951) | 2021 | 17 September 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 70 days | PLP |
This is agraphicallifespan timeline of prime ministers of the Bahamas. They are listed in order of office (Ingraham and Christie are shown in order of their first premierships).
The position was formally established on 20 February 1968.[3]