Governor - General of the Bahamas - wikipedia Governor - General of the Bahamas Governor - General of the Bahamas Flag of the Governor - General Incumbent Dame Marguerite Pindling since 8 July 2014 Style Her Excellency Residence Government House, The Bahamas Appointer Monarch of the Bahamas Term length At Her Majesty 's pleasure Formation 31 July 1973 First holder Sir Milo Butler Website www.bahamas.gov.bs The Bahamas This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the Bahamas Executive Monarch Elizabeth II Governor - General ( list ) Marguerite Pindling Prime Minister Hubert Minnis Cabinet Legislature Senate President of the Senate House of Assembly Speaker Judiciary Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Court of Appeal Supreme Court Magistrates ' Court Law of the Bahamas Local government Local Government Act 1996 Chief Councillors Elections General 1962 1967 1968 1972 1977 1982 2002 2007 2012 2017 Political parties FNM PLP DNA Foreign relations Other countries Atlas The Governor - General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas is the viceregal representative of the Bahamian monarch ( currently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ). As The Queen can not reside in all of her realms, she appoints representatives to carry out her duties as Queen of the Bahamas. Governors - General serve their term as such at Her Majesty 's pleasure, but usually end their term within five years. They are also responsible for appointing the Prime Minister as well as other government Ministers after consultations with the Prime Minister. Government House in Nassau is the official residence of governors - general. The current Governor - General is Dame Marguerite Pindling. Governors - General of the Bahamas ( 1973 -- present ) # Took office Left office Name ( Birth -- Death ) Comments 1 August 1973 22 January 1979 Sir Milo Butler ( 1906 -- 1979 ) Died in office * 22 January 1979 22 January 1979 Hon. Dr Doris Louise Johnson ( 1921 -- 1983 ) Acting. She was appointed a D.B.E. after leaving office. 22 January 1979 25 June 1986 Sir Gerald Cash ( 1917 -- 2003 ) 26 June 1986 1 January 1992 Sir Henry Milton Taylor ( 1903 -- 1994 ) 2 January 1992 2 January 1995 Sir Clifford Darling ( 1922 -- 2011 ) 3 January 1995 13 November 2001 Sir Orville Turnquest ( 1929 -- ) 6 13 November 2001 30 November 2005 Dame Ivy Dumont ( 1930 -- ) Acting to 1 January 2002 * 1 December 2005 31 January 2006 Paul Adderley ( 1928 -- 2012 ) Acting 7 1 February 2006 14 April 2011 A.D. Hanna ( 1928 -- ) 8 14 April 2011 8 July 2014 Sir Arthur Foulkes ( 1928 -- ) 9 8 July 2014 Incumbent Dame Marguerite Pindling ( 1932 -- ) See also List of governors of the Bahamas List of Prime Ministers of the Bahamas References Jump up ^ Hanna - Ewers, Deanne ( January 2013 ). Great Women in Bahamian History : Bahamian Women Pioneers. Bloomington, Indiana : AuthorHouse. p. 67. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4520 - 5398 - 1. Jump up ^ Pinder, Macushla N. ( 1 December 2005 ). `` Dame Ivy Dumont Says Farewell ''. Nassau, Bahamas : The Bahama Journal. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017 -- via Bahamas B2B.com. ^ Jump up to : `` The Late Honourable Paul L. Adderley ''. London, England : The Bahamas High Commission. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017. 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Question: who is the first governor general of the bahamas
Answer: Sir Milo Butler