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==Personal life== |
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Davis is married to Ann Marie Davis and is a father of six. He is a practicing [[Anglican]]. He is a member of Toastmaster Club 1600 and a keen sportsman interested in baseball, softball and |
Davis is married to Ann Marie Davis and is a father of six. He is a practicing [[Anglican]]. He is a member of Toastmaster Club 1600 and a keen sportsman interested in baseball, softball, swimming and selling dreams. |
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==References== |
Revision as of 16:58, 17 September 2021
Philip Davis | |
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![]() Davis in 2015 | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Assumed office May 19, 2017 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Hubert Minnis |
Preceded by | Hubert Minnis |
Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas [a] | |
In office May 7, 2012 – May 11, 2017 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Perry Christie |
Preceded by | Brent Symonette |
Succeeded by | Kevin P. Turnquest |
Member of Parliament for Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador | |
Assumed office May 2, 2002 | |
Preceded by | James Miller |
Majority | 65.40% |
Personal details | |
Born | June 7, 1951 (age 70) Nassau, The Bahamas |
Political party | Progressive Liberal Party |
Spouse | Anne-Marie Davis |
Philip Edward "Brave" Davis QC MP (born June 7, 1951) is a Bahamian politician who serves as Leader of the Opposition and Member of Parliament for Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador.
He is expected to become the next Prime Minister of the Bahamas, succeeding Hubert Minnis, after preliminary results signaled his Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) won the 2021 general election. [1]
Early life
Davis spent his early childhood living with his brother Alvin and grandparents on Cat Island where he attended Old Bight All Age School. Upon returning to Nassau, he went to Eastern Schools and St. John's College. Growing up in a poor family, Davis worked as a packing boy and on construction sites.[2]
Professional career
Davis is currently the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party after being elected at the party's convention in October 2017. Prior to his election as party leader, he was deputy-leader, a position to which he was appointed by then leader Perry Christie in 2009, when the PLP won the 2012 general elections, he became the Bahamas' Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Works and Urban Development, to which he served up until 2017, when the PLP was once again defeated in the polls.
He became a member of the Queen's Counsel (QC) in 2015.
Minister of Public Works and Urban Development
As Minister of Public Works and Urban Development, he oversaw and ensured around some 1000 homes, in both the Family Islands and New Providence were provided with indoor toilets and potable water, additionally, he oversaw infrastructure developments across the islands, such as building of roads, rebuilding of seawalls, bringing lights to Family Islands airports, and repairing of buildings and docks damaged by Hurricanes. He established the Urban Renewal Small Homes Repairs Program, which saw more than 1000 homeowners and employed thousands of contractors and tradespersons.
Personal life
Davis is married to Ann Marie Davis and is a father of six. He is a practicing Anglican. He is a member of Toastmaster Club 1600 and a keen sportsman interested in baseball, softball, swimming and selling dreams.
References
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS – LIVE: Victory for PLP as Minnis concedes". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ "The Brave Voice". October 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
Notes
- ^ Also served as Minister of Public Works and Urban Development, from May 7, 2012 - May 11, 2017.
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