Governor General Arthur Dion Hanna of Bahamas, The
Hanna has been active in Bahamian politics since the 1950s.
On February 1, 2006, Hanna was appointed Governor General of the Bahamas by Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas, on the advice of then Prime Minister Perry Christie.
Hanna came a long way from Pompey Bay, Acklins to Government House on Mt.
Hanna takes the Oath of Office as the seventh Governor General of The Bahamas on Wednesday at Government House.
The Bahamas: Arthur Dion Hanna is sworn in as governor-general.
Hanna said that, Fifty years on, having already served our nation in so many different ways at so many important levels, it is truly wonderful that this warrior for freedom and nationhood, this builder of the modern Bahamas, this elder statesman of the first rank, this patriot par excellence, has once again answered the call to duty.
Hanna was sworn in by Chief Justice Sir Burton Hall, and took the Oath of Office, he pledged to serve Her Majesty The Queen, and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Hanna came a long way from Pompey Bay, Acklins to Government House on Mt Fitzwilliam.
Arthur Dion Hanna was born on March 7, 1928 to Mr.
Mr Hanna joined the Progressive Liberal Party in March 1956 and eventually served as Member of Parliament for Anns Town until he lost the seat in the 1992 General Elections.
Hanna is married to Beryl Church of Bristol, England and they have four surviving children Arthur Dion, Mark Lindsay, Glenys, and Dawn Victoria.
Hanna was Deputy Prime Minister and government leader in the House of Assembly from 1967-1984 and a member of parliament from 1960-1992.
Hanna is married to the former Beryl Church and they have four surviving children, Arthur Dion Jr.
National Patron of the Governor-Generals Youth Award.
was elected to serve on its Executive Board.
political and social development of The Bahamas.
Hanna was deputy prime minister and government leader in the House of Assembly from 1967 – 1984, and a member of parliament from 1960 – 1992.
Hanna was born March 7, 1928 to Mr.
Hanna was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1960 in a bye-election and won re-election seven times in the general elections of 1962, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1977, 1982 and 1987.
Hanna had served in parliament continuously for 32 years.
Hanna was appointed deputy prime minister, a position he held without interruption until his resignation from the cabinet in 1984.
Hanna is married to the former Beryl Church, who, in her own right is widely admired for her "unswerving and courageous commitment to the struggle for political and social justice, especially in the years preceding the attainment of Majority Rule," according to the statement.
Arthur Dion Hanna is now the sixth Bahamian occupant of Mt FitzWilliam since 1973 and the seventh Governor General in an independent Bahamas.
Mr Hanna took the oath of office yesterday at Government House, administered by Chief Justice Sir Burton Hall.
And so, in his 78th year, Arthur Dion Hanna has successfully run that arduous political race which placed him in the mix of the turmoil that eventually brought about the change in the complexion of government and the freedom of independence.
Governor-General Arthur Dion Hanna is the head of state for the Bahamas.