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==Members==
==Members==
As of May 15, 2017 the Cabinet of [[Prime Minister of the Bahamas|Prime Minister]] [[Hubert Minnis|Dr. Hubert Minnis]] consists of the following members:
As all member had lost their seats in the 2017 election, the ministries are being temporarily headed by senior bureaucrats until Prime Minister Minnis forms a government.
All taken from: <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/contacts/cabinet%20ministers/cabinet%20ministers/!ut/p/b1/vZbXjqNKEIafZR_Aa3K4JOecubHAYDDBBGMTnv4wq5V2Z8OMjrQz9BVSFR_1d__VdYyP4TG-Jc9rkUzX7pY0L-8xdoIBQaMohNAEFMAAyTNVysRFiODRY3AM02ij2btUcJx96u3ciClBn3XRTBhCaFow8_BEJ0zCNsNHoq8Ht7C8oBFxSCY2BRR0EmGErGeerESSTEEqBxc8ZHc2azTBy_Ohu8NaWt8QecmxRGeqMEf13GKIjR7vWMqpTuWY49BNHrpgzGaHpMqvw8FWqjK7EJTqxo-s-PJlLyTaCwH-8lDA6zoJHqP2OmEeRhUKFizwe_5fhDAQ4C2dDBD9Nf93wP_L_z3g3X2K30Qo0DsBLyV-C3hDw2gPwH_6gusDgAQClO2AFkDY6NE9hgBycqq1l7Z6syvcml1WW3WcmQHWVyZv83VXWHXd1p1RAQAOWF02gp3NNlyXN--Za2a-7dEUA7kpIvwKNCCX3IEMiCkeCjgC9NFAATWIXSPcNSkUAgDm04HgRwEFQ7OYF0ld-kVSWBQpTIUJAPlsIPbPgfIxvqbt1_ncfgW-QiSAEiABYxAOEBB69KsII_duNrOSfSnPXlUFZygrsSLjeKMdBptotabsHXhZKcio2AzLzB6_L9043KXbTNH5YU8Xmlm2-IeSR8KqhlrBavIaa2THTPGFjrbLeW7jwtbitCGNgLbGrB27pTBTYDEm7WqzUWcquWvpqiJuIvl8jLnugyeQ7c8Dz4dPvUhFn6lBbRPlvFhQJUjP0KXkiZBDnzMLaydnPupi1-bvWBLHf1MXmEGt7lWXtSVQ9QCdw13dq0GHNEBX5SXAA3WXmzeHVWCXm1R3Sr-rS438FmHvWRL-aOAvDqGwzwaiHwX8s0MMDvxs4L_fw1eWRBEQRUkQIndPQjiI7570EPTFk5y5Ku0KyWFm2gTCWHQLnd1gkxsySkURMy13LsBoaXXpnJNnQ26Ye6QpEDifyeXOtowRyBLvbeVTomOPZ_PyzEY3yXEwoxHZiatauQpRkBCRbVq7OzLTctD5fhAlja8VKQsxN6G-aDIJLS17rd0rgKXrMGLCkt3gicXhgeTP19V8jE6wRcYV2QgxLbp1wYa2eEiTmZBpNWS3-TERh2cf-ha1TyZvO1T_U4cH9ErXHA_5du_q28Xbxd6mida1SldB1ltdb4a0etjF1zWNVL-Lzfonn1TfcegfO_w_Bb42jGCAnw38dn6rCFWvhExxkntaG4SonqbyVGd-zqnS1unGcVDWONy6gqtruwtJMn7WE5eXXdJ1j_HQ8gmEldhBa9ZNBTZnyZNIWU_pBb3ZUhPQsXSBTf15Fh8Gi6l0WDGShBRoVwdVea2SWqbuPVfKHUqPlpexA4YbS7_mN7Gk-Ms9JA7xJC2nG6ogUNfCnHFP8rZGbx7lnqnI7WUhuKmB0JUWJ9kUiJdtniPoQj8dooSTzYYFDEp5olVvEwzAUZU_AnkBMJFe-3U6xBdwdB6wczJzYAqVnKQOiG854JtHQzAN4MN36tXhR6x_fxZfdRqCxEAUJxCSwAAEIfDfb_8siCCf4tSrFJT7BCALvS0dfHPQH-F09Qe6kG799kRrGBLY_dc9nWAoNJ5HCZybYtYgI5_wiBV4tqnEa6ZVSkutOa_kdxnex5WCMlAYnuAxpjadr8ELH6Z2Ip7lSK5y1z2d1Kw3HAptbDWp2rm3Lgf-gI-cdZm8sTGkmIPpKCv3mom7nVUQXPf6RYB3LkyI0VPSQpIaIAQWcZpuqWG8fzn27VNRFBWzxS38aeXCs_2x9oHox5q__AeWnmgW/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ | title=Cabinet Ministers | publisher=Government of the Bahamas | accessdate=20 May 2017}}</ref>
All taken from: <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/contacts/cabinet%20ministers/cabinet%20ministers/!ut/p/b1/vZbXjqNKEIafZR_Aa3K4JOecubHAYDDBBGMTnv4wq5V2Z8OMjrQz9BVSFR_1d__VdYyP4TG-Jc9rkUzX7pY0L-8xdoIBQaMohNAEFMAAyTNVysRFiODRY3AM02ij2btUcJx96u3ciClBn3XRTBhCaFow8_BEJ0zCNsNHoq8Ht7C8oBFxSCY2BRR0EmGErGeerESSTEEqBxc8ZHc2azTBy_Ohu8NaWt8QecmxRGeqMEf13GKIjR7vWMqpTuWY49BNHrpgzGaHpMqvw8FWqjK7EJTqxo-s-PJlLyTaCwH-8lDA6zoJHqP2OmEeRhUKFizwe_5fhDAQ4C2dDBD9Nf93wP_L_z3g3X2K30Qo0DsBLyV-C3hDw2gPwH_6gusDgAQClO2AFkDY6NE9hgBycqq1l7Z6syvcml1WW3WcmQHWVyZv83VXWHXd1p1RAQAOWF02gp3NNlyXN--Za2a-7dEUA7kpIvwKNCCX3IEMiCkeCjgC9NFAATWIXSPcNSkUAgDm04HgRwEFQ7OYF0ld-kVSWBQpTIUJAPlsIPbPgfIxvqbt1_ncfgW-QiSAEiABYxAOEBB69KsII_duNrOSfSnPXlUFZygrsSLjeKMdBptotabsHXhZKcio2AzLzB6_L9043KXbTNH5YU8Xmlm2-IeSR8KqhlrBavIaa2THTPGFjrbLeW7jwtbitCGNgLbGrB27pTBTYDEm7WqzUWcquWvpqiJuIvl8jLnugyeQ7c8Dz4dPvUhFn6lBbRPlvFhQJUjP0KXkiZBDnzMLaydnPupi1-bvWBLHf1MXmEGt7lWXtSVQ9QCdw13dq0GHNEBX5SXAA3WXmzeHVWCXm1R3Sr-rS438FmHvWRL-aOAvDqGwzwaiHwX8s0MMDvxs4L_fw1eWRBEQRUkQIndPQjiI7570EPTFk5y5Ku0KyWFm2gTCWHQLnd1gkxsySkURMy13LsBoaXXpnJNnQ26Ye6QpEDifyeXOtowRyBLvbeVTomOPZ_PyzEY3yXEwoxHZiatauQpRkBCRbVq7OzLTctD5fhAlja8VKQsxN6G-aDIJLS17rd0rgKXrMGLCkt3gicXhgeTP19V8jE6wRcYV2QgxLbp1wYa2eEiTmZBpNWS3-TERh2cf-ha1TyZvO1T_U4cH9ErXHA_5du_q28Xbxd6mida1SldB1ltdb4a0etjF1zWNVL-Lzfonn1TfcegfO_w_Bb42jGCAnw38dn6rCFWvhExxkntaG4SonqbyVGd-zqnS1unGcVDWONy6gqtruwtJMn7WE5eXXdJ1j_HQ8gmEldhBa9ZNBTZnyZNIWU_pBb3ZUhPQsXSBTf15Fh8Gi6l0WDGShBRoVwdVea2SWqbuPVfKHUqPlpexA4YbS7_mN7Gk-Ms9JA7xJC2nG6ogUNfCnHFP8rZGbx7lnqnI7WUhuKmB0JUWJ9kUiJdtniPoQj8dooSTzYYFDEp5olVvEwzAUZU_AnkBMJFe-3U6xBdwdB6wczJzYAqVnKQOiG854JtHQzAN4MN36tXhR6x_fxZfdRqCxEAUJxCSwAAEIfDfb_8siCCf4tSrFJT7BCALvS0dfHPQH-F09Qe6kG799kRrGBLY_dc9nWAoNJ5HCZybYtYgI5_wiBV4tqnEa6ZVSkutOa_kdxnex5WCMlAYnuAxpjadr8ELH6Z2Ip7lSK5y1z2d1Kw3HAptbDWp2rm3Lgf-gI-cdZm8sTGkmIPpKCv3mom7nVUQXPf6RYB3LkyI0VPSQpIaIAQWcZpuqWG8fzn27VNRFBWzxS38aeXCs_2x9oHox5q__AeWnmgW/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ | title=Cabinet Ministers | publisher=Government of the Bahamas | accessdate=20 May 2017}}</ref>


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! Name !! Position !! Date of appointment
! Name !! Position !! Date of appointment
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| Rt. Hon. [[Hubert Minnis]], MP || Prime Minister and Minister of Finance || May 12, 2017
| Rt. Hon. [[Hubert Minnis]], MP || Prime Minister || May 12, 2017
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| MP || Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development ||
| Hon. [[K. Peter Turnquest]], MP || Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance || May 15, 2017
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| Hon. , MP || Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration ||
| Hon. [[Darren Henfield]], MP || Minister of Foreign Affairs || May 15, 2017
|-
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| Hon. , MP || Minister of Transport and Aviation ||
| Hon. [[Frankie Campbell (Bahamian politician)|Frankie Campbell]], MP || Minister of Transport and Local Government|| May 15, 2017
|-
|-
| Hon. , MP || Minister of Social Services and Community Development ||
| Hon. [[Lanisha Rolle]], MP || Minister of Social Services and Urban Development || May 15, 2017
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| Hon. , MP || Minister for Grand Bahama ||
| Hon. [[J. Kwasi Thompson]], MP || Minister for Grand Bahama || May 15, 2017
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| Hon. , MP ||[[Ministry of Health and Social Development (Bahamas)]]||
| Hon. [[Duane Sands]], MP ||[[Ministry of Health and Social Development (Bahamas)]]|| May 15, 2017
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|-
| Hon. , MP || Minister of the Environment and Housing ||
| Hon. [[Romauld Ferreira]], MP || Minister of the Environment and Housing || May 15, 2017
|-
|-
| Hon. MP || Minister of Youth Sports and Culture ||
| Hon. [[Michael Pintard]], MP || Minister of Youth Sports and Culture || May 15, 2017
|-
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| Hon. MP || Minister of Financial Services ||
| Hon. [[T. Brent Symonette]], MP || Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry and Immigration || May 15, 2017
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|-
| Hon. MP || Minister of Education, Science, and Technology ||
| Hon. [[Jeffrey Lloyd (Bahamian politician)|Jeffrey Lloyd]], MP || Minister of Education || May 15, 2017
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| Hon. , MP || Minister of Labour and National Insurance ||
| Hon. [[Dion Foulkes]], MP || Minister of Labour || May 15, 2017
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| Hon. , MP || Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources, and Local Government ||
| Hon. [[Renward Wells]], MP || Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources || May 15, 2017
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| , MP || Attorney General, Minister of Legal Affairs ||
|[[Carl W. Bethel]], MP || Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs || May 15, 2017
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| Hon. , MP || Minister of National Security ||
| Hon. [[Marvin Dames]] , MP || Minister of National Security || May 15, 2017
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| Hon. , MP || Minister of Tourism ||
| Hon. [[Dionisio D'Aguilar]], MP || Minister of Tourism, Aviation and Bahamasair || May 15, 2017
|}
|}


==State Ministers==
==State Ministers==
Hon. Michael Halkitis
Hon. Brensil Rolle
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Minister of State for the Public Service and National Insurance


Hon. [[Hope Strachan]]
Hon. Ellsworth Johnson
Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Aviation
Minister of State for Legal Affairs

Hon. Khaalis Rolle
Minister of State for Investments in the Office of the Prime Minister

Hon. Sen. Keith Bell
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security

The Hon. Damien Gomez
Minister of State in the Ministry of Legal Affairs


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:28, 21 May 2017

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The Cabinet constitutes the

Members of Parliament of either the House of Assembly or the Senate. The number of Ministers from the Senate is limited to three. In addition the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance are required to be members of the House of Assembly. The functions of the Cabinet entail the final determination of government policy, control of government activities and coordination of government Ministries and Departments. The Cabinet meets at least once per week to consider various issues.[1]

Members

As of May 15, 2017 the Cabinet of Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis consists of the following members: All taken from: [2]

Name Position Date of appointment
Rt. Hon. Hubert Minnis, MP Prime Minister May 12, 2017
Hon. K. Peter Turnquest, MP Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance May 15, 2017
Hon. Darren Henfield, MP Minister of Foreign Affairs May 15, 2017
Hon. Frankie Campbell, MP Minister of Transport and Local Government May 15, 2017
Hon. Lanisha Rolle, MP Minister of Social Services and Urban Development May 15, 2017
Hon. J. Kwasi Thompson, MP Minister for Grand Bahama May 15, 2017
Hon. Duane Sands, MP
Ministry of Health and Social Development (Bahamas)
 May 15, 2017
Hon. Romauld Ferreira, MP Minister of the Environment and Housing May 15, 2017
Hon. Michael Pintard, MP Minister of Youth Sports and Culture May 15, 2017
Hon. T. Brent Symonette, MP Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry and Immigration May 15, 2017
Hon. Jeffrey Lloyd, MP Minister of Education May 15, 2017
Hon. Dion Foulkes, MP Minister of Labour May 15, 2017
Hon. Renward Wells, MP Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources May 15, 2017
Carl W. Bethel, MP Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs May 15, 2017
Hon. Marvin Dames , MP Minister of National Security May 15, 2017
Hon. Dionisio D'Aguilar, MP Minister of Tourism, Aviation and Bahamasair May 15, 2017

State Ministers

Hon. Brensil Rolle Minister of State for the Public Service and National Insurance

Hon. Ellsworth Johnson Minister of State for Legal Affairs

References

  1. ^ "The Cabinet". Government of the Bahamas.
  2. ^ "Cabinet Ministers". Government of the Bahamas. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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