Cornelius A. Smith

Sir Cornelius Alvin Smith GCMG ON[1] (born 7 April 1937)[2][3] is a Bahamian politician and diplomat. He became the eleventh governor-general of the Bahamas on 28 June 2019.[4]

His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir
Cornelius Smith
GCMG ON
Smith in January 2008
11th Governor-General of the Bahamas
Assumed office
28 June 2019
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHubert Minnis
Philip Davis
Preceded byMarguerite Pindling
Personal details
Born
Cornelius Alvin Smith

(1937-04-07) 7 April 1937
North Long Island, Bahamas
Political partyFree National Movement
Spouse(s)Clara Elizabeth Knowles

Biography

Smith was one of the first members of the Free National Movement upon its foundation in the early 1970s, and served in the legislature representing Marco City constituency in Grand Bahama starting in 1982, and was re-elected three times. Smith served as the;

  1. Minister of Education from 1992 to 1995,
  2. Minister of Public Safety and Immigration from 1995 to 1997,
  3. Minister of Tourism from 1997 to 2000, and
  4. Minister of Transport and Local Government from 2000 to 2002.[5][6]

He also previously was Ambassador to the United States starting on his appointment on 24 September 2007, as well as Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States and Non-Resident Ambassador to Mexico, Malaysia, Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

In 2018, he was sworn in as the deputy Governor General.[7]

References
  1. "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. "AllGov - Officials". www.allgov.com. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  3. "thebahamasweekly.com - C.A Smith Officially Appointed Ambassador to Washington". www.thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  4. media. "The Cabinet Office announces The Honourable Cornelius A. Smith to serve as the 11th Governor-General in an Independent Bahamas! | Bahamaspress.com". Archived from the original on 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  5. Guardian, The Nassau. "Cornelius Smith". National Library and Information Services - Bahamas. Archived from the original on 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  6. Cooper, Michael R. "Minister Biographies". National Library and Information Services - Bahamas. Archived from the original on 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  7. "CA Smith sworn in as Deputy to the Governor General". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
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