Pleasant Bridgewater
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Pleasant M. M. Bridgewater (born 26 September, 1960 in Freeport, Grand Bahama
) was a Senator for the Bahamian Progressive Liberal Party
. From 2002 to 2007 she was the Progressive Liberal Party
(PLP) Member of Parliament
representing the Marco City constituency. Following her defeat in the 2007 general election
she was appointed to the Senate. She resigned from that position on 24 January 2009 in order to fight extortion allegations relating to the death of John Travolta
and Kelly Preston
's teenage son.
Bridgewater is also the senior partner of the Freeport-based law firm Bridgewater and Co. which she founded in 1997. She was called to the Bahamas Bar in 1992.
Freeport, Bahamas
Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone located on the island of Grand Bahama of the North-west Bahamas. In 1955, Wallace Groves, a Virginian financier with lumber interests in Grand Bahama, was granted 50,000 acres Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone located on the island of...
) was a Senator for the Bahamian Progressive Liberal Party
Progressive Liberal Party
The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....
. From 2002 to 2007 she was the Progressive Liberal Party
Progressive Liberal Party
The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....
(PLP) Member of Parliament
Parliament of the Bahamas
The Parliament of The Bahamas is the bicameral national parliament of Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The parliament is formally made up by the Queen , an appointed Senate, and an elected House of Assembly...
representing the Marco City constituency. Following her defeat in the 2007 general election
Bahamian general election, 2007
General elections were held in the Bahamas on 2 May 2007. The result was an opposition victory, with the Free National Movement, led by former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, claiming 23 of the 41 seats. Incumbent Prime Minister Perry Christie conceded defeat in a phone call to his rival. Ingraham...
she was appointed to the Senate. She resigned from that position on 24 January 2009 in order to fight extortion allegations relating to the death of John Travolta
John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease...
and Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston is an American actress and former model.- Early years :Preston was born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother, Linda, was an administrator of a mental health center, and her father, who worked for an agricultural firm, drowned when Preston was three years old...
's teenage son.
Bridgewater is also the senior partner of the Freeport-based law firm Bridgewater and Co. which she founded in 1997. She was called to the Bahamas Bar in 1992.
External links
- The Hon. Pleasant Bridgewater Govt website profile