Alvin Smith (Bahamian politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Nationality:Bahamian
Party:Free National Movement
Image Name:Alvin Smith, Bahamas Speaker of House 2-14-08 (cropped).jpg
Alvin Smith
Office1:Leader of the Opposition
Office:Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas
Primeminister:Hubert Ingraham
Term Start:May 2007
Term End:May 2012
Predecessor:Oswald Ingraham
Successor:Kendal Major
Term Start1:2002
Term End1:2005
Predecessor1:Perry Christie
Successor1:Hubert Ingraham
Office2:Member of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas
Term Start2:1997
Term End2:2012
Birth Date:23 September 1951
Birth Place:Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas
Constituency2:North Eleuthera

Alvin Smith (born 23 September 1951) is a Bahamian politician who was the Speaker of the House of Assembly from 2007 to 2012. He was the MP for the Constituency of North Eleuthera from 1997 to 2012.

Biography

Smith was born in Hatchet Bay, a town on the island of Eleuthera. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Miami, and subsequently spent 24 years as a teacher and a trustee of the Bahamas Union of Teachers.[1] He entered politics in 1992 as a member of the Free National Movement, where he was engaged in several appointments which included Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education in 1995, and again in 2001.[2] In 1997 he was elected to the House of Assembly as MP for the constituency of North Eleuthera. In May 2002 Smith was re-elected as Member of Parliament for North Eleuthera and from May 2002 to November 2005 served as leader of the Free National Movement in Parliament and leader of the opposition. Following the national elections in May 2007, Smith was appointed as Speaker of the House of Assembly by the new FNM led Government. He served as Speaker until 2012.[3]

From 2017 to 2020, Smith was the Bahamas High Commissioner to Canada.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith. Alvin. Party MP. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20110831172324/http://www.freenationalmovement.org/party-mp.php?cmd=view&id=12&ref=c. 31 August 2011. Free National Movement. 16 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Brown. Oswald. 2020-09-21. BAHAMAS HIGH COMMISSIONER ALVIN A. SMITH APPOINTED DEAN OF THE CARICOM GROUP TO CANADA. 2021-09-22. BAHAMAS CHRONICLE. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2020-11-19. High Commissioner Alvin Smith completes tour of duty. 2021-09-22. Eye Witness News. en-US.