Sharon R. Wilson Explained

Sharon R. Wilson
Office1:President of the Senate of the Bahamas
Primeminister1:Perry Christie
Term Start1:May 2012
Term End1:May 2017
Predecessor1:Lynn Holowesko
Successor1:Katherine Forbes-Smith
Primeminister2:Perry Christie
Term Start2:May 2002
Term End2:May 2007
Predecessor2:John Henry Bostwick
Successor2:Lynn Holowesko
Birth Date:25 September 1948
Party:Progressive Liberal Party

Sharon R. (Lady) Wilson (born 25 September 1948) is the second female President of the Senate of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. She is the only person, male or female, to have served two non-consecutive terms in that office.[1] [2]

She was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and attended public schools there until 1961. She then attended St. John's College, graduating in 1966.[3]

Wilson attended Florida Memorial University where she received her BA, with honors, in 1971. She earned her M.SC. in 1979 from the University of Miami. She was a chief magistrate for the Commonwealth, and was the President of the Senate from May 2002 until May 2007, and then again from May 2012 until May 2017.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bahamas Elects Sharon Wilson as Senate President for Second Time. 2012-05-24. Caribbean Journal. 2018-10-10. en-US.
  2. Web site: H.E. Sharon Wilson – Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament. www.gsws.ae. en-US. 2018-10-10.
  3. Web site: Caribbean Elections Biography Sharon Wilson. www.caribbeanelections.com. 2018-10-10.
  4. Web site: Sharon R. Wilson. 10 October 2018.