Leader of the Opposition (Bahamas) explained

Leader of the Opposition is a constitutionally sanctioned office in The Bahamas. The Constitution requires that there is a Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly of The Bahamas who is appointed by the Governor-General of The Bahamas.^[1] Usually the person comes from the largest group in the House of Assembly that is not in government.

The position of the Leader of the Opposition was established in 1964.^[2]

Leaders of the Opposition

Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Lynden Pindling	1964	January 1967	PLP
Roland Symonette	January 1967	1970	UBP	[3]
Geoffrey Johnstone	February 1970	July 1971	UBP	[4]
Cecil Wallace-Whitfield	1971[5]	1972	FNM
Kendal Isaacs	1972	1976	FNM	[6]
Cyril Fountain	1976	?	FNM	[7]
Cyril Tynes	? - January 1977	1977	FNM	[8]
John Henry Bostwick	1977	1979	BDP
Norman Solomon	1979	1981	SDP	[9]
John Henry Bostwick	1981	1981	FNM	[10]
Kendal Isaacs	1981	1987	FNM	[11]
Cecil Wallace-Whitfield	1987	1990	FNM
Hubert Ingraham	May 1990	August 1992	FNM
Lynden Pindling	August 1992	1993	PLP
Bernard Nottage	1993	April 1997	PLP	[12]
Perry Christie	April 1997	May 2002	PLP
Alvin Smith	May 2002	November 2005	FNM
Hubert Ingraham	November 2005	May 2007	FNM
Perry Christie	May 2007	May 2012	PLP
Hubert Minnis	May 2012	December 2016	FNM
Loretta Butler-Turner	December 2016[13]	May 2017	FNM	[14]
Philip Davis	May 2017[15]	September 2021	PLP
Hubert Minnis	September 2021	November 2021	FNM
Michael Pintard	November 2021	Incumbent	FNM	[16]

See also

• Politics of The Bahamas
• House of Assembly of The Bahamas
• Prime Minister of The Bahamas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Constitution of The Bahamas: The Executive . www.lexbahamas.com.
2. Web site: Bahamas - About Us - History of the Parliament .
3. Book: Lentz . Harris M. . Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 . Routledge . en . 4 February 2014. 9781134264971 .
4. Web site: Former politician and lawyer Sir Geoffrey Johnstone dies age 89 . www.tribune242.com . en.
5. Web site: Hughes . Colin A. . Race and Politics in the Bahamas . University of Queensland Press . en . 1981.
6. Web site: Bahamas Handbook and Businessman's Annual . Etienne Dupuch, Jr. Publications . en . 1992.
7. Web site: Not an unusual leadership . www.tribune242.com . en.
8. Web site: The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth . General Council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association . en . 1977.
9. Web site: Daily Report: Latin America . Foreign Broadcast Information Service . en . November 1981.
10. Web site: Daily Report: Latin America . Foreign Broadcast Information Service . en . November 1981.
11. Web site: Bahamas Handbook and Businessman's Annual . Etienne Dupuch, Jr. Publications . en . 1992.
12. Web site: The Bahamas Government . https://web.archive.org/web/20020220053552/http://www.bahamasnet.com/government/w.houseofassembly3.html . dead . 2002-02-20 . 20 February 2002.
13. Web site: First Woman Leader of the Opposition in The Bahamas Receives Instrument of Appointment . www.thebahamasweekly.com.
14. Web site: Caribbean Elections The Bahamas Opposition Leaders . 17 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220517175531/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/biography/leaders/bs_leaders/bs_opposition_leaders.asp . 2022-05-17 .
15. Web site: Hon. Philip Davis Sworn In as New Leader of the Opposition - Government - News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929112904/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:6vdnPXHO0PMJ:https://bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/!ut/p/b1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfGjzOKNDdx9HR1NLHzdTQ3MDDxDA3wcA8w9jPy9jYAKIoEKDHAARwNC-sP1o_AqMTGAKsBjhZ9Hfm6qfkFuhEGWiaMiALGJzU0!/dl4/d5/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS80SmtFL1o2XzMwR01BQTQ4TUc1MDYwSVVQTEFQN0gyT0sy/?1dmy&urile=wcm%3Apath%3A/mof_content/internet/all+news+press+release/hon.+philip+davis+sworn+in+as+new+leader+of+the+opposition&cd=3&hl=fi&ct=clnk&gl=fi . dead . September 29, 2023 .
16. Web site: Michael Pintard Presented Instrument of Office as Leader of the Opposition . www.thebahamasweekly.com.