Queen of the Bahamas

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Queen of the Bahamas was the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of the Bahamas, represented locally by a governor-general within the country’s parliamentary democracy.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial head of state
constitutional monarchy position
appointedRepresentative Governor-General of the Bahamas
ceremonialDuties symbolic role in state ceremonies in the Bahamas
constitutionalDocument Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
constitutionalFunctions appointing other ministers on advice
appointing the Governor-General of the Bahamas
appointing the Prime Minister of the Bahamas on advice
giving royal assent to Bahamian legislation
serving as commander-in-chief of the Bahamian armed forces, in law
constitutionalPrinciple the Queen reigns but does not rule in the Bahamas
constitutionalStatus constitutional monarch
country Bahamas
currentStatus title effectively held by the reigning British monarch as monarch of the Bahamas
flagAssociated Royal Standard of the Bahamas
governmentForm parliamentary democracy
headOfCommonwealthRealm Bahamas
lastIncumbent Elizabeth II
legalPersonality the Crown in right of the Bahamas
legalSystemContext Westminster-style constitutional monarchy
membership Commonwealth realm monarchy
monarchTitleGenderedForm King
Queen
oathReference the Crown of the Bahamas
officeCreated 10 July 1973
officeCreatedBy independence of the Bahamas from the United Kingdom
powerType largely ceremonial
predecessorOffice Queen of the United Kingdom as colonial monarch of the Bahamas
religionInLaw no separate established church in the Bahamas
representedBy Governor-General of the Bahamas
representedInCountryBy Governor-General of the Bahamas
residence no official royal residence in the Bahamas
residenceOfRepresentative Government House, Nassau
role head of state of the Bahamas
symbolic representative of the Bahamian nation
separationOfPowers distinct from the Bahamian Parliament
distinct from the Bahamian executive cabinet
distinct from the Bahamian judiciary
sharesMonarchWith Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
other Commonwealth realms
style Her Majesty
His Majesty
succession hereditary according to the British line of succession
titleUsedBy Elizabeth II

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Queen of the Bahamas ("Queen of the United Kingdom as colonial monarch of the Bahamas")
predecessorOffice
Elizabeth II
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