Paul Adderley Explained

Paul Adderley
Order1:	Acting
Office1:	Governor-General of the Bahamas
Monarch1:	Elizabeth II
Primeminister1:	Perry Christie
Term Start1:	December 1, 2005
Term End1:	February 1, 2006
Predecessor1:	Dame Ivy Dumont
Successor1:	A.D. Hanna
Office2:	Minister of Finance of the Bahamas
Primeminister2:	Lynden Pindling
Term Start2:	1990
Term End2:	1992
Predecessor2:	Lynden Pindling
Successor2:	Hubert Ingraham
Birth Date:	August 15, 1928
Birth Place:	Nassau, Bahamas
Death Place:	Bahamas
Party:	National Development Party

Paul Lawrence Adderley (August 15, 1928^[1] – September 19, 2012^[2]) was a Bahamian politician and lawyer. He was the longest serving Attorney-General of the 20th century, holding the post for 17 years^[3] (1973-1989)^[4]

Career

Adderley was originally a member of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) under Lynden Oscar Pindling. However, Adderley left the PLP in 1965 and established the National Development Party (NDP) political party. He returned to the PLP shortly before the Bahamas achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1973.

On 1 March 1973, he was appointed Minister of External Affairs and on July 10, 1973 became the country's first and, ultimately, longest-serving^[5] Attorney-General. Adderley served as Minister of Education from 1984 to 1990.^[6] He served as Minister of National Security from 1987 to 1992.^[7] He was then appointed as the Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1992.

Adderley served as acting Governor-General of the Bahamas from December 1, 2005 until February 1, 2006.^{[8] [9]}

Adderley retired from politics, remaining an active attorney as of 2010.^[8] In September 2010, he appeared in the documentary film On the Wings of Men, about Lynden Oscar Pindling by Bahamian filmmaker Calvin Harris.^[8]

Death and legacy

Adderley died on September 19, 2012, aged 84,^[10] and was given a state funeral on September 28.^[11]

At a ceremony on June 27, 2014,^[12] the building housing the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Ministry of Legal Affairs was named in honour of Paul L. Adderley.^{[13] [14]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Bahamas Handbook and Businessman's Annual . 1994 . Etienne Dupuch Publications . 13 October 2020.
2. http://www.bahamashclondon.net/news-detail.php?news=134 "The Late Honourable Paul L. Adderley"
3. Perry Christie, "Tributes Paid To Paul Adderley", Tribune242, September 20, 2012.
4. Web site: Attorneys-General Post Independence . www.bahamas.gov.bs . Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs of the Bahamas.
5. Macushla Pinder, "AG Office Officially Named Paul Adderley – Longest Serving AG Honoured", The Bahama Journal, June 30, 2014.
6. Web site: Dames . Terren . The Historical Development of Tertiary Education in the Bahamas: The College of the Bahamas, Past, Present, and Future . 1 May 2010.
7. Web site: Past and Present Ministers MNS and Bios . www.bahamas.gov.bs . Government of The Bahamas.
8. News: Behind the scenes on Bahamian documentary, "On the Wings of Men" with the Rt. Hon. Paul Adderley . Bahamas Weekly . September 10, 2010 . 28 December 2011.
9. Web site: Paul Adderley dies at 84 . https://archive.today/20130615223022/http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/national_local/336382310006171.php . dead . June 15, 2013 . The Freeport News . September 28, 2012 . June 14, 2013 .
10. Celeste Nixon, "Union Leaders Pay Their Respects To Paul Adderley", September 21, 2012.
11. http://www.bahamaislandsinfo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12755:paul-l-adderley-given-heros-send-off-&catid=34:Bahamas%20National%20News&Itemid=147 "Paul L. Adderley given hero's send-off"
12. Betty vedrine, "Major Tribute Bestowed on Former Attorney General Paul L. Adderley", Bahamas Information Services, June 30, 2014.
13. Editorial, "Deserving honor for Paul Adderley", The Freeport News, June 30, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
14. Lindsay Thompson, "Naming and Opening of Paul L Adderley Building dubbed Red Letter Day", Bahamas Information Services, June 27, 2014.