The Governor General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas is the viceregal representative of the Bahamian Monarch

Monarchy of the Bahamas

The monarchy of the Bahamas is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The current monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since the country became independent on 10 July 1973. The Bahamas share the Sovereign...

 (currently Queen Elizabeth II). As Her Majesty the Queen cannot reside in all of her realms she appoints representatives to carry-out her duties as Queen of the Bahamas. Governor Generals serve their term as such At Her Majesty's Pleasure

At Her Majesty's pleasure

At Her Majesty's pleasure is a legal term of art derived from all legitimate authority for government stemming from the Crown. Originating from the United Kingdom, it is now used throughout the Commonwealth realms...

, but usually end their term within five years. He or she is also responsible for appointing the Prime Minister

Prime Minister of the Bahamas

This is a list of Prime Ministers and other Heads of Government of the Bahamas.- Office of the Prime Minister :The Prime Minister of the Bahamas is the head of the government of the Bahamas. He is also the Minister of Finance and the Member of Parliament for New Providence and North Abaco...

 as well as other government Ministers after consultations with the Prime Minister.
The current Governor General is Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes.

Governors-General of the Bahamas

#	Incumbent	Portrait	Tenure		Appointer
			Took Office	Left Office
1	Sir Milo Butler Milo Butler Milo Butler, GCMG was a Bahamian administrator. He was appointed as the first Bahamian Governor-General on the recommendation of Lynden Pindling, prime minister of The Bahamas and leader of the Progressive Liberal Party , of which he was also a member...		31 July 1973	22 January 1979	Queen Elizabeth II
2	Sir Gerald Cash Gerald Cash Sir Gerald Christopher Cash GCMG GCVO OBE was the second Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas ....		22 Janauary 1979	25 June 1988
3	Sir Henry Milton Taylor Henry Milton Taylor Sir Henry Milton Taylor was the third Governor-General of the Bahamas.-Biography:Sir Henry, the adopted son of Joseph J. Taylor and Evelyn Taylor, was born on 4 November 1903, at Clarence Town, Long Island. He attended the government school on Long Island and took correspondence courses from London...		26 June 1988	1 January 1992
4	Sir Clifford Darling Clifford Darling Sir Clifford Darling GCVO was the fourth Governor-General of the Bahamas from 1992 until his retirement on January 2, 1995. Prior to this, he was a Senator from 1964–67, Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1967-69, Minister of: State in 1969, Labour and Welfare in 1971 and Labour and...		2 Janauary 1992	2 January 1995
5	Sir Orville Turnquest		3 January 1995	13 November 2001
6	Dame Ivy Dumont Ivy Dumont Dame Ivy Leona Dumont, DCMG was the sixth Governor-General of the Bahamas. She was a Bahamian hero.She was the first woman in the Bahamas to hold this office, from January 1, 2002 until November 30, 2005. She previously served as Education Minister from 1995 to 2001.-External links:*...		13 November 2001	December 2005
-	Paul Adderley		1 December 2005	1 February 2006 (acting)
7	Arthur Dion Hanna Arthur Dion Hanna Arthur Dion "A.D." Hanna is a Bahamian politician who served as Governor-General of the Bahamas from 2006 to 2010.Hanna has been active in Bahamian politics since the 1950s...		1 February 2006	14 April 2010
8	Sir Arthur Foulkes Arthur Foulkes Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes, GCMG is the Governor-General of the Bahamas.Foulkes was elected to the House of Assembly in 1967 and served in the government of Lynden Pindling as Minister of Communications and Minister of Tourism...		14 April 2010	Incumbent

See also

• List of colonial heads of the Bahamas
• List of Prime Ministers of the Bahamas