Paul Lawrence Adderley (August 15, 1928 – September 19, 2012"The Late Honourable Paul L. Adderley"
, The Bahamas High Commission, London.) was a Bahamian politician and lawyer. He was the longest serving

Attorney-General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...

of the 20th century, holding the post for 17 years (1973-1989)

Career

Adderley was originally a member of the

Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party (abbreviated PLP) is a populist and social liberal party in the Bahamas. Philip Davis is the leader of the party. History The PLP was founded in 1953 by William Cartwright, Cyril Stevenson, and Henry Milton ...

(PLP) under Lynden Oscar Pindling. However, Adderley left the PLP in 1965 and established the National Development Party (NDP) political party. He returned to the PLP shortly before the Bahamas achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1973. On 1 March 1973, he was appointed

Minister of External Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral rela ...

and on July 10, 1973 became the country's first and, ultimately, longest-servingMacushla Pinder
"AG Office Officially Named Paul Adderley – Longest Serving AG Honoured"
''The Bahama Journal'', June 30, 2014. Attorney-General. Adderley served as

Minister of Education An education minister (sometimes minister of education) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters. Where known, the government department, ministry, or agency that develops policy and deli ...

from 1984 to 1990. He served as Minister of National Security from 1987 to 1992. He was then appointed as the

Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

from 1990 to 1992. Adderley served as acting

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from December 1, 2005 until February 1, 2006. Adderley retired from politics, remaining an active attorney as of 2010. In September 2010, he appeared in the documentary film ''On the Wings of Men'', about Lynden Oscar Pindling by Bahamian filmmaker Calvin Harris.

Death and legacy

Adderley died on September 19, 2012, aged 84, and was given a state funeral on September 28. At a ceremony on June 27, 2014, the building housing the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Ministry of Legal Affairs was named in honour of Paul L. Adderley.Lindsay Thompson
"Naming and Opening of Paul L Adderley Building dubbed Red Letter Day"
Bahamas Information Services, June 27, 2014.

References

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