The Bahamas: Governors-General: 1973-2023 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 (x) 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 (x) 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 (x) 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. Last updated on: 05 May 2023 21:16:09
