Arthur Foulkes

Sir Arthur Foulkes
Foulkes, c. 2000
9th Governor-General of the Bahamas
In office
14 April 2010 – 7 July 2014
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHubert Ingraham
Perry Christie
Preceded byA.D. Hanna
Succeeded byDame Marguerite Pindling
Personal details
Born
Arthur Alexander Foulkes

(1928-05-11) 11 May 1928 (age 96)
Matthew Town, Inagua, The Bahamas
Political partyProgressive Liberal Party (before 1971)
Free National Movement (1971–present)
SpouseJoan Eleanor Foulkes

Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes, ON, GCMG (born 11 May 1928)[1] is a politician who was the ninth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2010 to 2014.[2]

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.[3] 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.[3]

  1. ^ Profile of Sir Arthur Foulkes
  2. ^ "Bahamas New Governor General Announced". The Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference OMG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).