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Perry Christie
Bahamian politician (born 1943)
Perry Gladstone ChristiePC, MP (born 21 August 1943) is a Bahamian former politician who served as prime minister of the Bahamas from 2002 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2017.[1] He is the second longest-serving Bahamian elected parliamentarian (behind Sir Roland Symonette who was first elected to parliament in 1925 and served until 1977), representing the Centreville constituency from 1977 to 2017.
He is also a former athlete.[citation needed] His Progressive Liberal Party is the oldest Bahamian political party, holding solid majorities in the Bahamian Parliament several times in its long history.
Political career
Christie is believed to have been the youngest Bahamian ever appointed to the Senate.[2] Named as a Senator by Prime Minister Lynden Pindling in November 1974, Christie served in that capacity until June 1977.
In January 1977 he was appointed chairman of the Gaming Board, which regulates