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The Bahamas: Governors-General: 1973-2024

Governor-General of The Bahamas
10 Jul 1973 - 31 Jul 1973 Sir John Warburton Paul [1]
1 Aug 1973 - 22 Jan 1979 Sir Milo Boughton Butler
Acting Governor-General of The Bahamas
22 Jan 1979 - 23 Sep 1979 Sir Gerald Christopher Cash
Governor-General of The Bahamas
23 Sep 1979 - 25 Jun 1988 Sir Gerald Christopher Cash 
Acting Governor-General of The Bahamas
26 Jun 1988 - 28 Feb 1991 Sir Henry Milton Taylor
Governor-General of The Bahamas
28 Feb 1991 - 1 Jan 1992 Sir Henry Milton Taylor 
2 Jan 1992 - 2 Jan 1995 Sir Clifford Darling
3 Jan 1995 - 13 Nov 2001 Orville Alton Turnquest [2]
Acting Governor-General of The Bahamas
13 Nov 2001 - 1 Jan 2002 Dame Ivy Leona Dumont, née Turnquest
Governor-General of The Bahamas
1 Jan 2002 - 30 Nov 2005 Dame Ivy Leona Dumont, née Turnquest 
Acting Governor-General of The Bahamas
1 Dec 2005 - 1 Feb 2006 Paul Lawrence Adderley
Governor-General of The Bahamas
1 Feb 2006 - 14 Apr 2010 Arthur Dion Hanna
14 Apr 2010 - 8 Jul 2014 Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes
8 Jul 2014 - 28 Jun 2019 Dame Marguerite Matilda Pindling, née McKenzie
28 Jun 2019 - Sir Cornelius Alvin Smith

[1] Also in The Gambia.
[2] From 22 Feb 1995 Sir Orville Alton Turnquest.