Philip "Brave" Davis

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]

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 byHon. Brent Symonette, MP
Succeeded byHon. Peter Turnquest, MP
ConstituencyCat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador
Majority65.40%[1]
Personal details
Born (1951-06-07) June 7, 1951
Nassau, Bahamas
Political partyProgressive Liberal Party
Spouse(s)Anne-Marie Davis
ResidenceNew Providence, Bahamas
Websitewww.bahamas.gov.bs

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]

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