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Paul Lawrence Adderley (15 August 1928 – 19 September 2012)〔("The Late Honourable Paul L. Adderley" ), The Bahamas High Commission, London.〕 was a Bahamian politician and lawyer. He was the longest serving Attorney General of the 20th century, holding the post for 17 years.〔Perry Christie, ("Tributes Paid To Paul Adderley" ), ''Tribune242'', 20 September 2012.〕 He served as acting Governor-General of the Bahamas from 1 December 2005 until 1 February 2006. Adderley was originally a member of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) under Lynden Oscar Pindling. However, Adderley left the PLP in 1965 and established the National Development Party (NDP) political party.〔 He returned to the PLP shortly before the Bahamas achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1972.〔 On 1 March 1973, he was appointed Minister of External Affairs and on 10 July 1973 became the country's first – and ultimately longest serving〔 Macushla Pinder, ("AG Office Officially Named Paul Adderley – Longest Serving AG Honoured" ), ''The Bahama Journal'', 30 June 2014.〕 – Attorney General.〔 Adderley retired from politics, remaining an active attorney as of 2010.〔 In September 2010, he appeared in the documentary film ''On the Wings of Men'', about Lynden Oscar Pindling by Bahamian filmmaker Calvin Harris.〔 Adderley died on 19 September 2012, aged 84,〔Celeste Nixon, ("Union Leaders Pay Their Respects To Paul Adderley" ), 21 September 2012.〕 and was given a state funeral on 28 September.〔("Paul L. Adderley given hero’s send-off" ), Bahama Islands Info, 30 September 2012.〕 ==Legacy== At a ceremony on 27 June 2014,〔Betty vedrine, ("Major Tribute Bestowed on Former Attorney General Paul L. Adderley" ), Bahamas Information Services, 30 June 2014.〕 the building housing the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Ministry of Legal Affairs was named in honour of Paul L. Adderley.〔〔Editorial, ("Deserving honor for Paul Adderley" ), ''The Freeport News'', 30 June 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.〕〔Lindsay Thompson, ("Naming and Opening of Paul L Adderley Building dubbed Red Letter Day" ), Bahamas Information Services, 27 June 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Adderley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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