List of presidents of the Senate of the Bahamas

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

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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
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  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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