Arthur Dion Hanna

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Arthur Dion Hanna 
MP

Incumbent
Assumed office 
01 February 2006
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Perry Christie
Hubert Ingraham
Preceded by Paul Adderley (Acting)

Born 7 March 1928 (1928-03-07) (age 80)

Arthur Dion "A.D." Hanna (born March 7, 1928) is the current Governor-General of the Bahamas.

A. D. Hanna has been active in Bahamian politics since the 1950s. As a member of the Progressive Liberal Party, Hanna represented the Ann's Town constituency as a MP in the Bahamas' House of Assembly from 1960 to 1992.

During this time, Hanna assumed a number of important cabinet posts, including Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas from 1967 to 1984.

On February 1, 2006, Hanna was appointed Governor General of the Bahamas.

Government offices
Preceded by
Paul Adderley
Acting
Governor General of the Bahamas
2006–present
Incumbent