Prime Minister of the Bahamas

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The Prime Minister of the Bahamas is the head of government and leading political figure of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, responsible for overseeing the executive branch and national policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government office
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Bahamas
surface form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
appointedBy Governor-General of the Bahamas
associatedWith Free National Movement
Progressive Liberal Party
branch executive branch
constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
surface form: Constitution of the Bahamas
country Bahamas
surface form: The Bahamas
eligibleFrom members of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas
firstHolder Lynden Pindling
formationDate 1973-07-10
formationEvent independence of the Bahamas
governmentSystem Westminster-style system
governmentType parliamentary democracy
hasAuthorityOver Bahamas public administration
implementation of laws in the Bahamas
jurisdictionCapital Nassau
locatedIn Atlantic region
Caribbean
memberOf Bahamian cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the Bahamas

Parliament of the Bahamas
monarchRepresentative Governor-General of the Bahamas
nativeName Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
nominatedBy majority in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas
officeCreatedInContextOf Commonwealth realm status of the Bahamas
officeHoldersInclude Hubert Ingraham
Hubert Minnis
Lynden Pindling
Perry Christie
Philip Davis
participatesIn Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
surface form: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings
partOf Government of the Bahamas
reportsTo Governor-General of the Bahamas
Parliament of the Bahamas
residence New Providence Island
residenceType official residence
responsibleFor national policy of the Bahamas
overseeing the executive branch of the Bahamas
role chief executive of the Bahamas
head of government of the Bahamas
seat Nassau
style Prime Minister
The Most Honourable
symbol Coat of arms of the Bahamas
termLength no fixed term
serves while commanding confidence of the House of Assembly

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Parliament of the Bahamas membersAppointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of the Bahamas
Governor-General of the Bahamas appoints Prime Minister of the Bahamas
Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas definesOffice Prime Minister of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: Prime Minister of The Bahamas
King of the Bahamas appointsOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: Prime Minister of The Bahamas
Leader of the Opposition of the Bahamas canBecome Prime Minister of the Bahamas
Leader of the Opposition of the Bahamas worksWith Prime Minister of the Bahamas
Commonwealth heads of government hasMember Prime Minister of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: Prime Minister of The Bahamas
Supreme Court of the Bahamas (in Nassau) appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of the Bahamas
subject surface form: Supreme Court of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: Prime Minister of The Bahamas
Bahamian cabinet headedBy Prime Minister of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: Prime Minister of The Bahamas
Bahamian cabinet composedOf Prime Minister of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: Prime Minister of The Bahamas
Bahamian cabinet appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: Prime Minister of The Bahamas
Government of the Bahamas headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of the Bahamas
Government of the Bahamas executivePowerExercisedBy Prime Minister of the Bahamas