Philip Davis
Philip Davis was born on June 7, 1951. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Philip Davis
Philip Edward Davis (born 7 June 1951) is a Bahamian lawyer and politician who has served as the fifth prime minister of The Bahamas since 2021. He served as minister of finance from 2021 to 2026. He has led the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) since 2017 and has represented Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador in the House of Assembly since 2002, having previously held the seat from 1992 to 1997. Davis was a practising lawyer before entering frontline politics and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2015, later becoming King's Counsel. He served as deputy prime minister and minister of works and urban development under Perry Christie from 2012 to 2017. After the PLP's defeat in the 2017 Bahamian general election, he became leader of the opposition and was elected PLP leader later that year. Davis led the PLP to victory in the 2021 Bahamian general election, defeating the governing Free National Movement of Hubert Minnis. He led the PLP to victory again in the 2026 Bahamian general election, making him the first Bahamian prime minister to be re-elected to a consecutive term since the 1997 election.