Cynthia A. Pratt
Cynthia A. "Mother" Pratt (born 5 November 1945) is the former Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas. She attained the office when the Progressive Liberal Party came to power in the national elections of 2002.
Cynthia Pratt | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas | |
| In office 3 May 2002 – 4 May 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Perry Christie |
| Preceded by | Frank Watson |
| Succeeded by | Brent Symonette |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1945 New Providence, Bahamas |
| Political party | Progressive Liberal Party |
She is a Protestant minister and served as a Physical Education teacher in the Bahamian public school system. She served as acting Prime Minister in 2005 when PM Perry Christie suffered a stroke.[1]
She was re-elected to her seat in Parliament in the 2007 general election.
On Friday, 10 November 2017, she launched her biography, An Ordinary Woman from the Heart of the Inner City, published by Scholar Books. Publisher Albert Cox reported at the launch that 35,000 copies had been sold already. Vernon Lynch, brother of actor Eddie Murphy, confirmed he will make Mrs Pratt's book into a movie.[2]
On 1 August 2022, she was sworn in as the deputy to the Governor-General of the Bahamas. [3]
References
- Norman 'Gus' Thomas. "Bahamas PM recovering from 'slight stroke' Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine", Caribbean Net News, 9 May 2005. Retrieved on 2008-06-30.
- "New Book Tells Life Story Of The Ordinary Woman Who Became Deputy Prime Minister". The Tribune. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- "Mother Pratt sworn in as Gov General has COVID-19". The Tribune. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.