Michael Pintard
Michael Pintard | |
|---|---|
Pintard in 2023 | |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2021 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Philip Davis |
| Preceded by | Hubert Minnis |
| Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources | |
| In office 4 July 2018 – September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Hubert Minnis |
| Preceded by | Renward Wells |
| Succeeded by | Clay Sweeting |
| Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture | |
| In office 15 May 2017 – 4 July 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Hubert Minnis |
| Preceded by | Daniel Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Lanisha Rolle |
| Member of Parliament for Marco City | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory Moss |
| Senator | |
| In office 19 March 2010 – May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Hubert Ingraham |
| Preceded by | Seat vacant |
| Senator | |
| In office June 2014 – 21 March 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Perry Christie |
| Preceded by | John Henry Bostwick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Clifton Pintard 3 July 1964 |
| Party | Free National Movement |
| Spouse | Berlice Lightbourne |
| Alma mater | |
Michael Clifton Pintard (born 3 July 1964) is a Bahamian politician, writer and former playwright who has served as leader of the Free National Movement (FNM) and leader of the Opposition since November 2021. He has represented Marco City constituency in the House of Assembly since the 2017 general election, and earlier served two terms in the Senate of the Bahamas, from 2010 to 2012 and from 2014 to 2016. Pintard has held two Cabinet posts, serving as minister of Youth, Sports and Culture (2017–2018) and as minister of agriculture and marine resources (2018–2021).
Following the FNM's defeat in the 2021 General Election, he was elected Leader of the Party at a one-day special convention and subsequently reaffirmed as Leader in June 2024.
Before entering front-line politics, Pintard worked as a human-resources consultant, motivational speaker and cultural producer. He wrote and staged a number of plays and published several books of poetry and political commentary.