Arthur Foulkes
Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes, ON, GCMG (born 11 May 1928) is a politician who was the ninth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2010 to 2014.
The Most Honourable Sir Arthur Foulkes ON, GCMG | |
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Foulkes c. 2000 | |
| 9th Governor-General of the Bahamas | |
| In office 14 April 2010 – 7 July 2014 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Hubert Ingraham Perry Christie |
| Preceded by | A.D. Hanna |
| Succeeded by | Dame Marguerite Pindling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Alexander Foulkes 11 May 1928 Matthew Town, Inagua, The Bahamas |
| Political party | Progressive Liberal Party (before 1971) Free National Movement (1971–present) |
| Spouse | Joan Eleanor Foulkes |
Foulkes was elected to the House of Assembly in 1967 and served in the government of Lynden Pindling as Minister of Communications and Minister of Tourism. In 1971, he was co-founder of the Free National Movement, and he was appointed to the Senate in 1972 and 1977 before returning to the House of Assembly in 1982.
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