Renward Wells
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Renward Wells | |||||||||||||||
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Minister of Health | |||||||||||||||
In office July 20, 2020 – September 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Hubert Minnis | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Duane Sands | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Michael Darville | ||||||||||||||
Minister of Transport and Local Government | |||||||||||||||
In office July 2018 – July 20, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Hubert Minnis | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Frankie Campbell | ||||||||||||||
Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources | |||||||||||||||
In office May 2017 – July 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Michael Pintard | ||||||||||||||
Member of Parliament for Bamboo Town | |||||||||||||||
Assumed office May 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||
Born | Nassau, Bahamas | 23 July 1970||||||||||||||
Political party | Free National Movement (2015–present) | ||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations |
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Spouse | Sarah Wells | ||||||||||||||
Children | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Sports career | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (11 st 0 lb; 154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Renward Ricardo Wells (born 23 February 1970) is a Bahamian politician and retired sprinter who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bamboo Town from 2012 to 2021. In sprinting, he specialized in the 100 metres.
He competed at the
in 1989.In May 1989 Wells helped the Boise State University Broncos to their first Track and field Big Sky Conference title in 22 years.
He competed at the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000 and the World Championships in 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001 without reaching the finals.
His personal best time was 10.18 seconds, achieved at the
Wells was coached From 1996 to 2001 by the famed coach Steve Riddick in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Early life
Renward Ricardo Wells was born in Nassau, Bahamas. His parents William Wells and Leoma Flowers were never married. In 1971 at age one, Wells went to live with his father's parents in Deadman's Cay on Long Island, Bahamas. He left in 1973 and was sent to live with his mother's parents on the Island of South Andros in the settlement of Driggs' Hill. At that time in The Bahamas, neither of those islands possessed electrical installations or modern sewage systems, so Wells grew up in spartan conditions assisting his grandfather, Bertram Flowers, fishing and grandmother, Natalee Flowers with subsistence agriculture farming. In December 1979, he was reunited with his mother and her husband-Yorick Smith in Freeport, Bahamas on the island of Grand Bahama.
Education
Wells attended Driggs Hill All Age School, Bartlette Hill Primary School, Eight Mile Rock High School and RM Bailey Senior High School. He was an active student leader, avid reader and athlete. He graduated at the top of his class in 1987 in the science stream and was elected by students and teachers to be school President.
With the aid of an athletic scholarships in 1988, Wells attended Boise State University in
Wells graduated from Oral Roberts in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. While at Oral Roberts, Wells taught himself to play the guitar and has written a number of messianic
In September 1998, Wells enrolled in
Post athletic career
In September 2003, Renward moved back to The Bahamas and began working for The Government of The Bahamas in the Ministry of Works and Transport as a mechanical engineer.
Since returning home to The Bahamas, he has become politically active, discussing and debating many social issues and has become a member of the Executive Steering Committee of the National Development Party (NDP), a political party he was instrumental in helping to form in 2008. He became the deputy chairman of the executive steering committee in October 2009 and chairman on 5 April 2010.
The NDP was the first party in The Bahamas to allow every member of the party the right to vote for the leadership team and officers of the party. The NDP held a nationally televised debate between the nominees for the leadership on 17 November 2010. On 29 November 2010, Wells was elected the first leader of the National Development Party at the party's first convention. In 2011, however, he was one of several NDP members who defected to the
Wells was elected to the
On 15 May 2017 Wells was named the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources in the cabinet of Prime Minister Hubert Minnis.[3] Wells was also appointed by the Prime Minister as the Leader of Government Business in The Parliament. On 4 July 2018, Wells was appointed as the Minister of Transport and Local Government.
Wells has publicly supported the Bahamas becoming a republic.[4]
Personal life
Wells is married to Sarah Wells and the couple have six children; Sethren, Sasha, Sierra, Soren, Soraya and Sakarren. Sarah is a stay-at-home mom and the Wells' children are all
References
- ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men)
- ^ "The Rise & Fall of The NDP Part 3 – The Final Betrayal". Straight Talk Bahamas.
- ^ fnm cabinet sworn in by the governor general "New FNM Cabinet Sworn in by the Governor General" (Press release). Nassau, Bahamas: Bahamas Information Services. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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value (help) - ^ Smith, Sloan (28 March 2022). "Former Health Minister Wells says The Bahamas ready for the big move". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 12 August 2022.