Marguerite Pindling
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| Dame Marguerite Pindling | |
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| Governor-General of the Bahamas | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2014 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Perry Christie |
| Preceded by | Arthur Foulkes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marguerite McKenzie 26 June 1932 Long Bay Cay, Bahamas |
| Spouse(s) | Sir Lynden Pindling (1956-2000; his death) |
| Children | 4 |
Dame Marguerite Matilda Pindling, GCMG (née McKenzie; born 26 June 1932) is the Governor-General of the Bahamas since 8 July 2014.[1]
Background
She was born to Reuben and Viola McKenzie in South Andros on 26 June 1932.[1] She moved to Nassau in 1946 to live with her sister and attended the Western Senior School.[2] She later became an assistant to photographer Stanley Toogood. Soon after she and Lynden Pindling met; the couple married on 5 May 1956 and remained married until his death on 26 August 2000.[3]
Family and personal life
Dame Marguerite is the widow of Sir Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas from 1969-1992. The couple had four children.[2]
References
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Governor-General of the Bahamas 2014–present |
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