Halson Moultrie

Dewitt Halson Moultrie
Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas
In office
24 May 2017 – 7 October 2021
Prime MinisterHubert Minnis
Preceded byKendal Major
Succeeded byPatricia Deveaux
Personal details
Born1952
Political partyFree National Movement

Dewitt Halson Moultrie is a Bahamian politician and former Speaker of the House of Assembly.

Moultrie was born in 1952.[1] He is a lawyer by profession.[2] He was a political activist, and a Progressive Liberal Party candidate to the House of Assembly.[2] He worked as a meteorologist for 20 years.[2]

Moultrie was elected as a member of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas from Nassau Village constituency.[3] He was elected as the Speaker of the House of Assembly on 24 May 2017[1] under Free National Movement mandate.[4]

Moultrie joined Free National Movement in 2015.[2] He was a member of the party until 2021 when he resigned. He did not resign as the Speaker of the House of Assembly.[3] He ran in the 2021 elections as an independent candidate but was not elected.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "House of Assembly of the Bahamas". data.ipu.org. Inter-Parliamentary Union.
  2. ^ a b c d "thebahamasweekly.com - FNM welcomes attorney Halson Moultrie". www.thebahamasweekly.com.
  3. ^ a b "Halson Moultrie won't resign as Speaker". www.tribune242.com.
  4. ^ Brown, Jasmin (4 October 2023). "A Speaker's View: I've Never Heard Someone Say What Moultrie Did Was Wrong". Our News.
  5. ^ "Halson Moultrie running as independent candidate". The Gallery. 23 May 2021.


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