Craig Cannonier

Craig Cannonier
The Honourable; Craig Cannonier; JP MP
11th Premier of Bermuda
	In office; 18 December 2012 – 19 May 2014
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	George Fergusson
Preceded by	Paula Cox
Succeeded by	Michael Dunkley
Leader of the One Bermuda Alliance
	In office; 10 September 2011 – May 2014
Preceded by	John Barritt (Acting)
Succeeded by	Michael Dunkley
Personal details
Born	1963 (age 56–57)
Political party	One Bermuda Alliance
Spouse(s)	Antoinette
Children	4
Alma mater	Towson State University

Craig Cannonier (born 1963) is a Bermudian politician, who served as Premier of Bermuda from 18 December 2012 until his resignation on 19 May 2014.[1][2][3] He has also served as the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance since 10 September 2011.

Personal life

Cannonier was born and raised in St David's. He was educated at St George's Preparatory school and the Bermuda Institute. After obtaining his high school diploma, he attained a BSc in Industrial Psychology from Towson University in 1986.

Career

Cannonier began his career at the MarketPlace Group where his responsibilities included human resources, training and purchasing. He also served as the general manager of People's Pharmacy for ten years, during which time he helped the pharmacy become an independently owned pharmacies. Prior to beginning his association with Esso Bermuda, Cannonier served as a relationship manager for Cable & Wireless. Mr. Craig Cannonier currently runs Esso City Tigermarket, Collector's Hill Esso and Warwick Esso.

After the aftermath of the 'Jetgate' scandal, Cannonier resigned as Premier, with former UBP leader Michael Dunkley taking over the position.

gollark: Probably not people who violate ALL rules, but ones who violate *some subset* of them in interesting ways.

gollark: If you go out of your way to do exactly the opposite of what "rules" say, they have as much control over you as they do on someone who does exactly what the rules *do* say.

gollark: I'm glad you're making sure to violate norms in socially approved ways which signify you as "out there" or something.

gollark: > if you can convince them that their suffering benefits other people, then they'll happily submit to itI am not convinced that this is actually true of people, given any instance of "selfishness" etc. ever.

gollark: Yes, you can only make something optimize effectively for good if you can define what that is rigorously, and people haven't yet and wouldn't agree on it.

References

Kent, Jonathan (18 December 2012). "Cannonier: 'Bermuda has seen a new day'". Royal Gazette. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
Clifford, Ivan. "Bermuda PLP 14-year reign ends with premier also losing seat". Caribbean360. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
Hainey, Raymond (20 May 2014). "Dunkley to be sworn in as Premier this morning". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

Political offices
Preceded by Paula Cox	Premier of Bermuda 2012–2014	Succeeded by Michael Dunkley

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[1] Kent, Jonathan (18 December 2012). "Cannonier: 'Bermuda has seen a new day'". Royal Gazette. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.

[2] Clifford, Ivan. "Bermuda PLP 14-year reign ends with premier also losing seat". Caribbean360. Retrieved 18 December 2012.

[3] Hainey, Raymond (20 May 2014). "Dunkley to be sworn in as Premier this morning". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 17 December 2017.