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Perry Gladstone Christie | |
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.jpg) Christie in 2013 | |
| 3rd Prime Minister of the Bahamas | |
| In office 8 May 2012 – 11 May 2017 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Arthur Foulkes Marguerite Pindling |
| Deputy | Philip Davis |
| Preceded by | Hubert Ingraham |
| Succeeded by | Hubert Minnis |
| In office 6 June 2005 – 4 May 2007 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Ivy Dumont Paul Adderley (Acting) Arthur Dion Hanna |
| Deputy | Cynthia Pratt |
| Preceded by | Cynthia Pratt (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Hubert Ingraham |
| In office 3 May 2002 – 4 May 2005 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Ivy Dumont |
| Deputy | Cynthia Pratt |
| Preceded by | Hubert Ingraham |
| Succeeded by | Cynthia Pratt (Acting) |
| Minister of Finance of the Bahamas | |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Preceded by | William Clifford Allen |
| Succeeded by | Hubert Ingraham |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Hubert Ingraham |
| Succeeded by | Peter Turnquest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Perry Gladstone Christie 21 August 1943 Nassau, Bahamas |
| Political party | Progressive Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Bernadette Hanna |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham City Law School |
Perry Gladstone Christie PC, MP (born 21 August 1943) is a Bahamian former politician who served as prime minister of the Bahamas from 2002 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2017.[1] He is the second longest-serving Bahamian elected parliamentarian (behind Sir Roland Symonette who was first elected to parliament in 1925 and served until 1977), representing the Centreville constituency from 1977 to 2017. He is also a former athlete.[citation needed] His Progressive Liberal Party is the oldest Bahamian political party, holding solid majorities in the Bahamian Parliament several times in its long history.
- ^ Information Services, Bahamas Government. "Reference Biography Service: Hon, Perry Gladstone Christie" (PDF).