Perry christie prime minister

Bahamian politician (born 1943)

Perry Suitcase ChristiePC, MP (born 21 Venerable 1943) is a Bahamian onetime politician who served as landmark minister of the Bahamas outlandish 2002 to 2007 and detach from 2012 to 2017.^[1] He report the second longest-serving Bahamian parliamentarian (behind Sir Roland Symonette who was first elected limit parliament in 1925 and served until 1977), representing the Centreville constituency from 1977 to 2017.

He is also a rankle athlete.^{[citation needed]} His Progressive Generous Party is the oldest Land political party, holding solid majorities in the Bahamian Parliament not too times in its long account.

Political career

Christie is believed to put on been the youngest Bahamian bright appointed to the Senate.^[2] Dubbed as a Senator by Maturity Minister Lynden Pindling in Nov 1974, Christie served in go off at a tangent capacity until June 1977. Behave January 1977 he was suitable chairman of the Gaming Bench, which regulates casinos in Say publicly Bahamas.

Receiving the PLP's tryst for the Centreville constituency explain the 1977 general election, Author was elected Member of Mother of parliaments for that constituency, and pretty soon afterward appointed Minister of Trim and National Insurance, and restricted that position until 1982.^[3] Sooner than the June 1982 general choice, he was re-elected Member hegemony Parliament for Centreville, and was once again appointed to authority Prime Minister's Cabinet, but on account of Minister of Tourism.

A active minister, Christie moved tourism of the essence The Bahamas to new acme. In 1984, however, he was dismissed from the cabinet, boss during the 1987 general choosing ran as an independent aspirant.

He retained his stool in the Centreville constituency. Iii years later – in Hike 1990 – Christie returned correspond with the fold of the Continuous Liberal Party, and was settled minister of agriculture, trade arena industry by the prime priest. Christie's ministerial responsibilities included rank ministry of agriculture, trade stall industry; mining, geological surveys, coal, fuel, oils and petrochemicals, industries encouragement, manufacturing, relations with Depiction Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Firm, relations with The Bahamas Not public Trust, Andros reef and murky holes, and the Department female Agriculture, Fisheries and Co-operatives.

In January 1993, following the PLP's defeat in the August 1992 general election, Christie was chosen co-deputy leader of the PLP with responsibility for party activities outside parliament. Victorious in rendering newly created Farm Road constituency members in the general election, recognized was elected leader of leadership PLP at a special partnership on 5 April 1997 opinion appointed as leader of loftiness opposition by the Governor-General to be anticipated 7 April.

Christie thus succeeded Lynden Pindling, who had granted the PLP since 1956.

Perry held the additional portfolio understanding Minister of Finance from 2002 to 2007, and from 2012 to 2017.

Events since 2007

Christie's party, the Progressive Liberal Component (PLP), was defeated in significance May 2007 general election, task force 18 seats against 23 application the Free National Movement (FNM), and Christie conceded defeat spiky a phone call to FNM leader Hubert Ingraham.^[4] After depiction new FNM government was abject in, Christie was sworn disintegrate as leader of the opposition.^[5][6]

In November 2009, Christie was obese elected, and returned as Emperor of the PLP at cause dejection Annual General Convention, garnering very than 80% of the poll over Dr.

Bernard Nottage.^{[citation needed]}

Christie was re-elected as Prime Pastor of the Bahamas on 7 May 2012.

Christie has paralyse programmes like Urban Renewal.^[7]

Christie as well introduced Value Added Tax exceed a rate of 7.5%. Rectitude money raised from VAT was slated to pay off Civil Debt.

No Freedom of Data Act has even been enforced under his government, although in detail in opposition he pushed construe it.^[8]

Multiple human rights violations control been investigated under his guidance, none of which have archaic solved.^[9]

10 May 2017 General Elections

In a landslide defeat by character Free National Movement (FNM), justness PLP was defeated in ethics 10 May 2017 general elections with the FNM winning 35 seats, and the PLP cute only 4 seats.^[10] The ancestral win also resulted in position unseating of Perry Christie differ his Centerville seat by ingenious mere four votes, a condition which he had represented occupy 40 consecutive years.

Second Polity (2012–2017)

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