Lawrence Cartwright
{{Short description|Bahamian politician (born 1948)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources
| office2 = Member of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas for Long Island
| term_start = 2007
| term_end = 2012
| termstart2 = 2002
| termend2 = 2012
| party = Free National Movement
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|January 19, 1948}}
| birth_place = Long Island, Bahamas
| successor2 = Loretta Butler-Turner
}}
Lawrence (Larry) Sheldon Cartwright (born January 19, 1948) is a Bahamian politician from the Free National Movement (FNM).https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/contacts?1dmy&urile=wcm%3apath%3a/mof_content/internet/all+contacts/directory+of+contacts/listed+alphabetically/directory/lawrence+s.+cartwright
Cartwright completed a Bachelors of Arts degree in Education Administration at the University of the West Indies.{{Cite web |last=Edit |first=Comms |date=2017-10-13 |title=Biography of New Envoys to the USA and United Kingdom |url=https://mofa.gov.bs/biography-new-envoys-usa-united-kingdom/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Commonwealth of The Bahamas |language=en-US}}
Political career
Cartwright represented Long Island in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas from 2002 to 2012.{{Cite web |last=media |date=2011-06-15 |title=Larry Cartwright Battling on Long Island as FNMs reject him as their next MP {{!}} Bahamaspress.com |url=https://www.bahamaspress.com/larry-cartwright-battling-on-long-islands-as-fnms-reject-him-as-their-next-mp/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |language=en-US}}
Following the 2007 Bahamian general election, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources by Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham.{{Cite news |title=A flashback to 2007 – what have we learned? |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2012/may/16/a-flashback-to-2007-what-have-we-learned/ |access-date=2017-04-08 |language=en}} He served from 2007 to 2012.{{Cite web |last=media |date=2010-08-19 |title=Hard-working Larry Cartwright unveils Agriculture and Marine Resources 5-year plans {{!}} Bahamaspress.com |url=https://www.bahamaspress.com/hardworking-larry-cartwright-unveils-agriculture-and-marine-resources-5-year-plans/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |language=en-US}}
References
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Category:Free National Movement politicians
Category:21st-century Bahamian politicians
Category:Members of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas