Orville Turnquest
Sir Orville Turnquest | |
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Turnquest in 1997 | |
| 6th Governor-General of the Bahamas | |
| In office 3 January 1995 – 13 November 2001 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Hubert Ingraham |
| Preceded by | Sir Clifford Darling |
| Succeeded by | Dame Ivy Dumont |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas | |
| In office 1992–1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Hubert Ingraham |
| Preceded by | Clement T. Maynard |
| Succeeded by | Frank Watson |
| Foreign Minister of The Bahamas | |
| In office 21 August 1992 – 3 January 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Hubert Ingraham |
| Preceded by | Clement T. Maynard |
| Succeeded by | Janet Bostwick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Orville Alton Turnquest 19 July 1929 |
| Party | Free National Movement |
| Alma mater | University of London |
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Sir Orville Alton Turnquest (born 19 July 1929) is a Bahamian politician who was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of External Relations of the Bahamas from 1992 to 1994, and the sixth governor-general of the Bahamas from 3 January 1995 until his retirement on 13 November 2001.