Michael Pintard

Michael Clifton Pintard (born 3 July 1964) is a Bahamian politician serving as Leader of the Free National Movement and Leader of the Opposition since 27 November 2021. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Marco City since 2017. First appointed in 2010, he served two terms in the Senate. He was the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources from 2018 to 2021.

Michael Pintard
Pintard in 2019
Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
27 November 2021
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime MinisterPhilip Davis
Preceded byHubert Minnis
Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources
In office
4 July 2018 – September 2021
Prime MinisterHubert Minnis
Preceded byRenward Wells
Member of Parliament
for Marco City
Assumed office
May 2017
Preceded byGregory Moss
Senator
In office
April 2010 – 2017
Prime Minister
Personal details
Born
Michael Clifton Pintard

(1964-07-03) 3 July 1964
Nassau, Bahamas
Political partyFree National Movement
SpouseBerlice Lightbourne
Alma mater

Early life

Pintard was born in Nassau to Sister Laura Benson (née Hepburn) and John S. Pintard. He attended AF Adderley Senior High School and pursued an Associate degree in Agriculture at the College of the Bahamas. He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy from Tuskegee University in 1988 and later complete post-graduate courses in Agricultural Economics at McGill University in 2002.[1] He also took a summer programme in Writing with the University of Miami and holds a certificate in compliance and anti-money laundering.[2]

Career

Before going into politics, Pintard worked in consultancy with Scribes Ltd., radio broadcasting and art and theatre management, and urban planning. He helped to found Congo Town Development Ltd.

Pintard was sworn in as a Senator by then Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham on 7 April 2010. He was appointed again for a second term in 2014, when the FNM was in opposition.[3] He ran for the Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador parliamentary constituency in the 2012 Bahamian general election. He tried again in 2017, this time for Marco City and won. He was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources by Hubert Minnis in July 2018. He was in office to oversee and report to the news about Hurricane Dorian in 2019.[4]

As Leader of the Opposition, Pintard and his wife, Berlice, attended the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla, as part of the official Bahamanian delegation led by Prime Minister Philip Davis.[5]

Bibliography
  • Pintard, Michael (1995). Still Standing: Poetry. Guanima Press. ISBN 976-9508-40-3.
  • Pintard, Michael (2001). Follow Your Dreams. ISBN 976-8108-50-9.
  • Pintard, Michael (2003). Politricks: a confidential handbook for politicians, aspiring politicians and political soldiers. Scribes Ltd. ISBN 976-9508-41-1.

References
  1. "Pintard presented with his Letter of Appointment as a Senator". The Bahamas Weekly. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. "Michael Pintard". Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. "Michael Pintard's remarks upon accepting 2nd appointment to Bahamas Senate". The Bahamas Weekly. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. Gianluca Mezzofiore (September 2, 2019). "Footage shows extensive flooding this house in the Bahamas". CNN. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. "Bahamas PM Davis extends congratulations to His Majesty King Charles III on the occasion of his coronation and ascension to the throne". Bahamas Press. 2023-05-06. Archived from the original on 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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