1. Michael Clifton Pintard was born on 3 July 1964 and is a Bahamian politician serving as Leader of the Free National Movement and leader of the opposition since 27 November 2021.
13 Facts About Michael Pintard
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Michael Pintard has been the Member of Parliament for Marco City, Grand Bahama since 2017.
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Michael Pintard was the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources from 2018 to 2021.
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Michael Pintard attended AF Adderley Senior High School and pursued an Associate degree in Agriculture at the College of the Bahamas.
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Michael Pintard 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.
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Michael Pintard took a summer programme in Writing with the University of Miami and holds a certificate in compliance and anti-money laundering.
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Michael Pintard was sworn in as a Senator by then Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham on 7 April 2010.
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Michael Pintard was appointed again for a second term in 2014, when the FNM was in opposition.
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Michael Pintard tried again in 2017, this time for Marco City, Grand Bahama and won.
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Michael Pintard was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources by Hubert Minnis in July 2018.
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Michael Pintard was in office to oversee and report to the news about Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
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Michael Pintard was elected as the sixth leader of the party during a one-day convention held on 27 November, 2021, defeating fellow Grand Bahama MPs and former Cabinet ministers in the Minnis administration Kwasi Thompson and Iram Lewis by a decisive 2:1 margin.
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Michael Pintard was appointed leader of the opposition on 29 November 2021.