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Arthur Foulkes

1928 - Today

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Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes, ON, GCMG (born 11 May 1928) is a politician who was the ninth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2010 to 2014. 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Foulkes is the 17,151st most popular politician (down from 13,039th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from The Bahamas (down from 1st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Bahamian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arthur Foulkes ranks 17,151 out of 19,576. Before him are Kristina Šmigun-Vähi, Barbara Jordan, Horatio Seymour, Igor Lukšić, Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov, and Julio Cobos. After him are Bob Kerrey, Martinho Ndafa Kabi, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Francia Márquez, Grace Poe, and Beatrix von Storch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Arthur Foulkes ranks 544. Before him are Boris Kuznetsov, Andrés Prieto, Stig Claesson, Péter Bacsó, Laurus Škurla, and Monty Norman. After him are Dagmar Rom, Ottavio Bugatti, Shiro Hashizume, Balakh Sher Mazari, Cynthia Ozick, and Samuel Adler.

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In The Bahamas

Among people born in The Bahamas, Arthur Foulkes ranks 10 out of 31. Before him are Sebastian Bach (1968), Hubert Minnis (1954), Calvin Lockhart (1934), Chris Brown (1978), Kimbo Slice (1974), and Lynden Pindling (1930). After him are Shaunae Miller-Uibo (1994), Deandre Ayton (1998), Donald Thomas (1984), Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (1976), Chandra Sturrup (1971), and Persia White (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In The Bahamas

Among politicians born in The Bahamas, Arthur Foulkes ranks 5. Before him are Philip Davis (1951), Perry Christie (1943), Hubert Minnis (1954), and Lynden Pindling (1930).

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