List of presidents of the Senate of the Bahamas
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir George W. K. Roberts | January 1964 | June 1964 |
| Sir Leonard J. Knowles, CBE[1][2] | 1964 | 1972 |
| Sir Gerald Cash, GCMG, GCVO, OBE, JP[3] | 1972 | 1973 |
| Dame Doris Louise Johnson[4] | 1973 | 1982 |
| Edwin Coleby[5] | 1982 | 1992 |
| John Henry Bostwick[6] | 1992 | May 2002 |
| Sharon R. Wilson[4][7] | May 2002 | May 2007 |
| Lynn Holowesko[4] | May 2007 | May 2012 |
| Sharon R. Wilson[4] | May 2012 | May 2017 |
| Katherine Forbes-Smith[8][9] | May 2017 | December 2019 |
| Mildred Hall-Watson[10][9] | December 2019 | October 2021 |
| Lashell Adderley[11][9] | October 2021 | Incumbent |
Sources
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- ^ Knowles, Sir Leonard J. (21 April 1989). "Elements of Bahamian Law". Business & Law Publishers (Bahamas) – via Google Books.
- ^ http://www.bahamasnationalarchives.bs/assets/cash.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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- ^ Europa World Year Book 1985
- ^ "Bahamasnet: Government". 15 November 1999. Archived from the original on 15 November 1999.
- ^ "The Bahamas Government". 13 December 2002. Archived from the original on 13 December 2002.
- ^ media. "K. Forbes Smith to be selected as FNM Senate President - Bahamaspress.com".
- ^ a b c "Senate of The Bahamas". data.ipu.org. Inter-Parliamentary Union.
- ^ Scott, Rachel (6 December 2019). "Mildred Hall-Watson elected as Senate president". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "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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