Lashell Adderley | |
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President of the Senate of the Bahamas | |
Assumed office October 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Philip Davis |
Preceded by | Mildred Hall-Watson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968 |
Political party | Progressive Liberal Party |
Julie Lashell Adderley (born 1968[1]) is a Bahamian lawyer and politician who has been President of the Senate of the Bahamas since 7 October 2021.[1]
Adderley is a lawyer who has worked as legal counsel for Bahamas First General Insurance,[2] and as a legal and compliance manager[3] and corporate secretary for Bahamas First Holdings.[4][5] From 2017, she was a member of the Progressive Liberal Party's constitution committee to review its policies.[6]
Adderley was appointed President of the Senate the day she was sworn in, 6 October 2021,[7] the fifth woman to hold the role.[8] She was appointed at the same time as Patricia Deveaux was made Speaker of the House of Assembly, the first time women have led both houses at the same time.[9][10][11] Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis had been criticised the week prior for a lack of gender equality, with Adderley one of only two female Senate appointments.[12]