Paul Adderley

Paul Adderley
Acting Governor-General of the Bahamas
In office
December 1, 2005 – February 1, 2006
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterPerry Christie
Preceded byDame Ivy Dumont
Succeeded byA.D. Hanna
Minister of Finance of the Bahamas
In office
1990–1992
Prime MinisterLynden Pindling
Preceded byLynden Pindling
Succeeded byHubert Ingraham
Personal details
Born(1928-08-15)August 15, 1928
Nassau, Bahamas
DiedSeptember 19, 2012(2012-09-19) (aged 84)
Bahamas
Political partyNational Development Party

Paul Lawrence Adderley (August 15, 1928[1] – September 19, 2012[2]) was a Bahamian politician and lawyer. He was the longest serving Attorney-General of the 20th century, holding the post for 17 years[3] (1973-1989)[4]

Career

Adderley was originally a member of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) under Lynden Oscar Pindling. However, Adderley left the PLP in 1965 and established the National Development Party (NDP) political party.[5] He returned to the PLP shortly before the Bahamas achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1973.[5]

On 1 March 1973, he was appointed Minister of External Affairs and on July 10, 1973 became the country's first and, ultimately, longest-serving[6] Attorney-General.[2] Adderley served as Minister of Education from 1984 to 1990.[7] He served as Minister of National Security from 1987 to 1992.[8] He was then appointed as the Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1992.[8]

Adderley served as acting Governor-General of the Bahamas from December 1, 2005 until February 1, 2006.[5][9]

Adderley retired from politics, remaining an active attorney as of 2010.[5] In September 2010, he appeared in the documentary film On the Wings of Men, about Lynden Oscar Pindling by Bahamian filmmaker Calvin Harris.[5]

Death and legacy

Adderley died on September 19, 2012, aged 84,[10] and was given a state funeral on September 28.[11]

At a ceremony on June 27, 2014,[12] the building housing the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Ministry of Legal Affairs was named in honour of Paul L. Adderley.[6][13][14]

References

  1. ^ Bahamas Handbook and Businessman's Annual. Etienne Dupuch Publications. 1994. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "The Late Honourable Paul L. Adderley" Archived November 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Bahamas High Commission, London.
  3. ^ Perry Christie, "Tributes Paid To Paul Adderley", Tribune242, September 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "Attorneys-General Post Independence". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs of the Bahamas. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Behind the scenes on Bahamian documentary, "On the Wings of Men" with the Rt. Hon. Paul Adderley". Bahamas Weekly. September 10, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Macushla Pinder, "AG Office Officially Named Paul Adderley – Longest Serving AG Honoured", The Bahama Journal, June 30, 2014.
  7. ^ Dames, Terren (May 1, 2010). "The Historical Development of Tertiary Education in the Bahamas: The College of the Bahamas, Past, Present, and Future".
  8. ^ a b "Past and Present Ministers MNS and Bios" (PDF). www.bahamas.gov.bs. Government of The Bahamas.
  9. ^ "Paul Adderley dies at 84". The Freeport News. September 28, 2012. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ Celeste Nixon, "Union Leaders Pay Their Respects To Paul Adderley", September 21, 2012.
  11. ^ "Paul L. Adderley given hero's send-off", Bahama Islands Info, September 30, 2012.
  12. ^ Betty vedrine, "Major Tribute Bestowed on Former Attorney General Paul L. Adderley", Bahamas Information Services, June 30, 2014.
  13. ^ Editorial, "Deserving honor for Paul Adderley"[usurped], The Freeport News, June 30, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  14. ^ Lindsay Thompson, "Naming and Opening of Paul L Adderley Building dubbed Red Letter Day", Bahamas Information Services, June 27, 2014.
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