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in 1995, Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Airport Authority. As Chairman of the Hotel Corporation of the Bahamas, Symonette was instrumental in negotiations that resulted in bringing the Atlantis Hotel and affiliated resort properties to the Bahamas.
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and Minister of Foreign Affairs. In his second, he was the Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry and Immigration from 2017 to 2019.
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Symonette was sworn in as Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry and immigration after regaining his seat in the
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in the FNM leadership contest, announced in early 2017 that he would reenter politics and was willing to work with Minnis.
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Symonette was the first MP to hold the St Anne's constituency upon its creation in 2007. Following the FNM victory in the
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Lindsay Thompson, "Bahamas Governor General challenges new government", Caribbean Net News, May 9, 2007.
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In January 2012, Symonette announced he would be resigning from politics and stood down at the
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from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
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Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas
Hubert Ingraham
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