Английская Википедия:Arthur Foulkes
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Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes, ON, GCMG (born 11 May 1928)[1] is a politician who was the ninth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2012 to 2014.[2]
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.[3] In 1971, he was co-founder of the Free National Movement, and he was appointed to the Senate in 1972 and 1977 before returning to the House of Assembly in 1982.[3]
Early life
Foulkes, a native of the Bahamas, was born on the island of Inagua in Matthew Town on 11 May 1928.[4] His parents were Dr. William and Mrs. Julie (née Maisonneuve) Foulkes.[4] Foulkes is married to the former Joan Eleanor Bullard of Nassau.[4]
Career
Newspaper career
Foulkes started his working life as a newspaper linotype operator, first at the Nassau Guardian, then at the competing Tribune newspaper.[4] He became a reporter for Tribune's editor Sir Étienne Dupuch, rising to become News Editor of Tribune.[4] From 1962 to 1967, Foulkes was founding editor of Bahamian Times, the official paper of the Progressive Liberal Party, backing the campaign for majority rule, and later a columnist for Nassau Guardian and Tribune.[4]
Political career
In 1967, he was elected to Parliament and, the following year, appointed to serve in the Cabinet as Minister of Communications, then as Minister of Tourism.[3] He was one of the founders of the Free National Movement in 1971.[3] He was appointed to the Senate in 1972 and 1977, and re-elected to the House of Assembly in 1982.[3] In 1972, Foulkes was one of the four Opposition delegates to the Bahamas Independence Constitution Conference in London in 1972.[3]
In 1992, Foulkes became the Bahamas' High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, serving also as ambassador to France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and the European Union,[4] before becoming the first Bahamian ambassador to China and Cuba in 1999.[3][4] Foulkes was sworn in as Governor-General of the Bahamas on 14 May 2010,[3] retiring on 7 July 2014.[2]
Honours and awards
Foulkes was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG) in 2001; he was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the same Order (GCMG) in 2011.[3] In 2018, he was invested with the Order of the Nation (ON) by the then Governor General Marguerite Pindling.[5]
References
External links
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- ↑ Profile of Sir Arthur Foulkes
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 3,6 3,7 3,8 Governor-General appointed to Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,4 4,5 4,6 4,7 Governor General's Youth Awards: Our Patron Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Biographies of 2019 Bahamian Exchange Features - website of electronic publishing platform issuu
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