Orville Turnquest
Bahamian politician (born 1929) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Orville Alton Turnquest GCMG KC JP (born 19 July 1929)[1] is a Bahamian politician who was the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Bahamas from 1992 to 1994, and the sixth governor-general of the Bahamas from 3 January 1995 until his retirement on 13 November 2001.
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Sir Orville Turnquest | |
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6th Governor-General of the Bahamas | |
In office 3 January 1995 ā 13 November 2001 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Hubert Ingraham |
Preceded by | Sir Clifford Darling |
Succeeded by | Dame Ivy Dumont |
Foreign Minister of The Bahamas | |
In office 21 August 1992 ā 3 January 1995 | |
Prime Minister | Hubert Ingraham |
Personal details | |
Born | Orville Alton Turnquest (1929-07-19) 19 July 1929 (age 94) Grants Town, New Providence, The Bahamas |
Political party | Free National Movement |
Alma mater | University of London |
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