Philip "Brave" Davis

Hon. Philip Davis
Hon. Philip Davis
	Davis (left) with Marguerite Pindling (right) in 2015
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works & Urban Development, Member of Parliament of the; Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
	In office; May 7, 2012 – May 11, 2017
Preceded by	Hon. Brent Symonette, MP
Succeeded by	Hon. Peter Turnquest, MP
Constituency	Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador
Majority	65.40%[1]
Personal details
Born	June 7, 1951; Nassau, Bahamas
Political party	Progressive Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Anne-Marie Davis
Residence	New Providence, Bahamas
Website	www.bahamas.gov.bs

Philip Edward Davis QC (born June 7, 1951 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a lawyer and Bahamian politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for the seat of Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador in 2002[2] and is a Senior Partner of Davis & Co.. He was formerly a partner of Christie, Ingraham & Co. with Hubert Ingraham and Perry Christie.[3]

He was elected as the Deputy Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party, the country's oldest political party, in November 2009. He served as the Bahamas's Minister of Works from 2012–2017. After the P.L.P.'s defeat in May 2017, he was appointed Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and replaced former PM Perry G. Christie as the party's leader after being elected at the party's National Convention in October of that year by defeating Mrs. Glenys Hanna-Martin, MP for Englerston.

He was appointed Queen's Counsel in January 2015.[4]

References

"Bahamas Election Results Detail - 2002". BahamasB2B.com. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
"The Government of the Bahamas - Philip Davis". The Government of The Bahamas. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
"Davis & Co. - Bahamas Law Firm with Attorneys focusing principally on Commercial Law, Conveyancing and Litigation". Davis & Co. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
"Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Brave Davis and Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson appointed Queen’s Councils by the GG!", Bahamas Press, 6 January 2015.

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[1] "Bahamas Election Results Detail - 2002". BahamasB2B.com. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

[2] "The Government of the Bahamas - Philip Davis". The Government of The Bahamas. Retrieved 2008-09-18.

[3] "Davis & Co. - Bahamas Law Firm with Attorneys focusing principally on Commercial Law, Conveyancing and Litigation". Davis & Co. Retrieved 2008-09-19.

[4] "Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Brave Davis and Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson appointed Queen’s Councils by the GG!", Bahamas Press, 6 January 2015.