This is a list of presidents of the Senate of the Bahamas. The president is the presiding officer of the Senate of the Bahamas. Below is a list of office-holders:

Name Entered office Left office
Hon. Sir George W. K. Roberts January 1964 June 1964
Hon. Leonard J. Knowles, CBE[1][2] 1964 1972
Hon. Sir Gerald Cash, GCMG, GCVO, OBE, JP[3] 1972 1973
Hon. Dr. Dame Doris Louise Johnson[4] 1973 1982
Hon. Edwin Coleby[5] 1982 1992
Hon. John Henry Bostwick[6] 1992 2002
Hon. Sharon R. Wilson[4][7] 2002 2007
Hon. Lynn Holowesko[4] 2007 2012
Hon. Sharon R. Wilson[4] 2012 2017
Hon. Katherine Forbes-Smith[8] 2017 2019
Hon. Mildred Hall-Watson[9] 2019 2021
Hon. Lashell Adderley[10] 2021 Incumbent

Sources

  1. ↑ "Who's who in the Bahamas government, 1953-1978". Research Committee for the Silver Jubilee of the Progressive Liberal Party. 21 April 1978 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Knowles, Sir Leonard J. (21 April 1989). "Elements of Bahamian Law". Business & Law Publishers (Bahamas) – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ http://www.bahamasnationalarchives.bs/assets/cash.pdf
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership". guide2womenleaders.com.
  5. ↑ Europa World Year Book 1985
  6. ↑ "Bahamasnet: Government". 15 November 1999. Archived from the original on 15 November 1999.
  7. ↑ "The Bahamas Government". 13 December 2002. Archived from the original on 13 December 2002.
  8. ↑ media. "K. Forbes Smith to be selected as FNM Senate President - Bahamaspress.com".
  9. ↑ Scott, Rachel (6 December 2019). "Mildred Hall-Watson elected as Senate president". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bahamas: History made as women to serve as House speaker and President of the Senate". The Habari Network. Retrieved 6 November 2021.


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