Arthur Foulkes

Arthur Foulkes

Governor General of the Bahamas
In office
14 April 2010 – 8 July 2014
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHubert Ingraham
Perry Christie
Preceded byArthur Dion Hanna
Succeeded byDame Marguerite Pindling
Personal details
Born (1928-05-11) 11 May 1928 (age 96)
Matthew Town, Bahamas
Political partyProgressive Liberal Party (Before 1971)
Free National Movement (1971–present)
Spouse(s)Joan Eleanor Foulkes

Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes, GCMG (born 11 May 1928) served as Governor-General of the Bahamas from 2010 to 2014.

Foulkes was elected to the House of Assembly in 1967. In 1971 he started the Free National Movement. He went to the Senate in 1972 and 1977. He returned to the House of Assembly in 1982. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 2001. He was promoted to Knight Grand Cross in 2010.


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