Paul Adderley
Paul Lawrence Adderley was a Bahamian politician and lawyer. He was the longest serving Attorney General of the 20th century, holding the post for 17 years. He served as acting Governor-General of the Bahamas from December 1, 2005 until February 1, 2006.
Adderley was originally a member of the Progressive Liberal Party under Lynden Oscar Pindling. However, Adderley left the PLP in 1965 and established the National Development Party political party. He returned to the PLP shortly before the Bahamas achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1973. On March 1, 1973, he was appointed Minister of External Affairs and on July 10, 1973 became the country's first – and ultimately longest serving – Attorney General.
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.
Adderley died on September 19, 2012, aged 84, and was given a state funeral on September 28.Legacy
At a ceremony on June 27, 2014, the building housing the Office of the Attorney General and the Ministry of Legal Affairs was named in honour of Paul L. Adderley.
