Dame Cynthia Alexandria "Mother" Pratt ON GCMG CB CD JP (born 5 November 1945) is a Bahamian politician who has served as the 12th governor-general of the Bahamas since 2023.
[1] Cynthia Pratt led the Bahamas women's national softball team to a bronze medal at the 1981 World Games in Santa Clara, California.
Sweeting Senior High School and later moved to Tertiary Education by becoming a part-time Lecturer and the Assistant Student Activities Director at the College of The Bahamas.
[2] In 2002, following the victory of the Progressive Liberal Party in the national elections, Pratt became the first female Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas, a role she served till 2007.
[5] In August 2023, Prime Minister Philip Davis announced that he had recommended to King Charles III that Pratt be appointed as the next Governor-General of the Bahamas.
[6] In her inaugural address as governor-general, Pratt said, "As a mother my eyes and ears are always open to the needs of our young people and the importance of doing all we can to uplift them so that as they grow into adulthood and inherit full responsibility for the continued development of our nation".
Vernon Lynch, brother of actor Eddie Murphy, confirmed he will make Pratt's book into a movie.