Marc Bean | |
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Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 21 December 2012 – 4 November 2016 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | George Fergusson Ginny Ferson (acting) |
Preceded by | Derrick Burgess (acting) |
Succeeded by | Edward David Burt |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 15 December 2010 – 4 November 2016 | |
Constituency | Warwick South Central |
Preceded by | Ewart Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 February 1974 |
Political party | Progressive Labour Party |
Spouse |
Simone (m. 2012) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Delaware State University |
Marc A. Bean (born 19 February 1974) is a Bermudian politician, and the former Leader of the Opposition. Bean was a Member of Bermuda's Parliament since winning a by-election in 2010, securing the seat of Warwick South Central for the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party (PLP). Previously, Bean had served in the Bermuda Senate. While in government, Bean held various ministerial and junior ministerial portfolios, including Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy. In September 2020, he announced that he was forming a new political party, the Free Democratic Movement, to contest the 2020 Bermudian general election.[1]
In addition to being a politician, Bean is also a businessman and a qualified air traffic control specialist, possessing a FAA commercial pilot's license, with multi-engine, and instrument ratings.