Shane Gibson

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The Hon. D. Shane Gibson

Member of Parliament of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2, 2002
Preceded by	Theresa M. Moxey-Ingraham
Constituency	Golden Gates, New Providence
Majority	66.77%^[1]
Minister of Immigration, Labour and Training of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
In office February 22, 2005 – February 18, 2007
Preceded by	Vincent A. Peet
Succeeded by	Bradley Roberts Vincent A. Peet^[2]

Born	September 7, 1961 (1961-09-07) (age 46) Nassau, Bahamas
Political party	Progressive Liberal Party
Spouse	Jacqueline Elaine Williams
Children	Shane Jr. Shamia, Jazmin and Jaimie
Website	www.bahamas.gov.bs

David Shane Gibson (born September 7, 1961) is a Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister of Immigration, Labour and Training of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. He is the son of Bahamian entertainer and "King" Eric Gibson.

1 Early career
2 Political career
3 Anna Nicole Smith
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Early career

Gibson began work at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company in June 1984. He served as the treasurer of the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union from 1991 to 1997, and was the union president from 1997 to 2002.

[edit] Political career

On May 2, 2002, D. Shane Gibson was elected to the Parliament of the Bahamas, as a member of the then ruling Progressive Liberal Party. On May 10, 2002, he was appointed by the then Prime Minister Perry Christie to the Cabinet as the Minister of Housing and National Insurance.^[3] Gibson was appointed to the post for which he would become most well-known internationally, as the Minister of Immigration, Labour and Training when Christie reshuffled the Cabinet on February 22, 2005.^[4] On February 18, 2007, he stepped down as a result of the controversy surrounding his involvement with Anna Nicole Smith.^[5] On May 2, 2007 he was re-elected to his seat in Parliament, but as an opposition member because his party lost the general election to the Free National Movement.

[edit] Anna Nicole Smith

In late 2006, Gibson granted American actress Anna Nicole Smith permanent resident status in the Bahamas. In February 2007, opposition politicians accused the minister of improper behavior after newspaper photographs were published showing Gibson lying in bed in an embrace with Smith.^[6] However, Gibson claimed that the photos, taken by Howard K. Stern, were innocent and that his mother, a friend of Smith's, had been caring for her baby daughter, Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern.^[7] Gibson denied that his friendship with Smith had expedited her residency application.^[5] Prime Minister Perry Christie accepted Gibson's resignation and claimed that he was the victim of an organized conspiracy.^[8]