"It is important, however, for leadership in all of these countries but in particular our own, to be mindful of the critical need to build a strong foundation for a united people."
-Glenys Hanna-Martin
A Bahamian Progressive Liberal Party politician and lawyer serving as Minister of Education since 2021, Glenys Margaret Elaine Hanna-Martin was born in Nassau to the Hon. Arthur Dion Hanna and Beryl Hanna. Her education began at St, Anne’s School, Fox Hill, she later attended Queen’s College. She then continued her studies at York University, Toronto, Ontario, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature. In 1985 she went on to study at the University of Buckingham, England where she obtained her LL. B, receiving the Maxwell Law Prize from the institution. After completing her Council of Legal Education Course, she was called to the Bar of England and Wales and The Bahamas Bar.
Glenys Hanna-Martin became Chairperson of the Women’s Branch of the Progressive Liberal Party, she ran again in 2002, for the Englerston constituency and was elected to the Assembly. She was elected Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party at its National Convention, becoming the first female to hold the post of Chairman of any major political party in The Bahamas. She served as Minister of Transport and Aviation in both Perry Christie governments. She was previously Chair of the Bahamas Branch and immediate past Regional Representative of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Women's Association. Hanna-Martin was one of four PLP candidates to win or retain their seat in the 2017 general election. Now in her fifth term, she is the longest-serving female Parliamentarian in the Party's history. She was also the first woman to run for the PLP leadership. When the PLP won in 2021, she was appointed Minister of Education, Technical and Vocational Training under Philip Davis.
Hanna-Martin was married to Leon Martin for thirty years until he died in 2013. She is the mother of three.
The Bahamas Maritime Authority, in celebration of Bahamas Maritime Week, honored former Minister of Transport, the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin for "unstinting leadership and support for furthering the growth and the opportunity of the Bahamas Maritime Sector, to the benefit of all Bahamians." (BIS Photos/Anthon Thompson)
Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin. (Photo: Racardo Thomas/Tribune Staff)
PLP Leader Philip Brave Davis and Glenys Hanna Martin.
Conferral of the honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree to the late Hon. A.D. Hanna, pictured from left: UB Board of Trustees Chair Allyson Maynard Gibson; the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin (daughter of Mr. Hanna); and UB President and CEO Dr. Rodney Smith. (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna)
Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin is sworn in as Minister of Education, Technical and Vocational Training.
Education, Technical and Vocational Training Minister Glenys Hanna Martin.
Glenys Hanna-Martin at a function in her Englerston constituency.
Englerston MP Glenys Hanna-Martin
Glenys Hanna-Martin, Chairman of the PLP and MP for Engerleston.
The Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin, Minister of MOETVT Tours NAECOB. L-R: Dr. Lisa Stovel-Rolle, Executive Director (NAECOB), PS Armbrister, Permanent Secretary (PS) MOE, Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin, Minister of MOETVT, Mrs. Nakeshia Bain, Administrative Assistant
Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin informed the International Maritime Organization that The Bahamas is seeking re-election to the council under Category C November 12, 2012. Pictured: Glenys Hanna-Martin, Minister of Transport and Aviation during a Courtesy Call at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Pictured: (front row, left-right) Anthony Kikivarakis, chairman of The Bahamas Maritime Authority; the Minister of Transport and Aviation; Koji Sekimizu, Secretary-General of the IMO; and Frank Davis, Acting High Commissioner & Alternate Permanent Representative to the IMO. (Back row, left-right) Commodore Davy Rolle, director and CEO, Bahamas Maritime Authority; and Peter Goulandris, deputy chairman of The Bahamas Maritime Authority. (Photo/IMO)
Minister Hanna-Martin calls on the Bahamas High Commission in London. (L-R): Michael Guy, Second Secretary and Alternative Permanent Representative to the IMO; Commodore Davey Rolle, Director and CEO of the BMA; the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin, Minister of Transport and Aviation; H.E. Eldred Bethel, High Commissioner and Permanent Representative to the IMO; and Mr. Peter Goulandris, Deputy Chairman of the BMA. Photo: Bahamas High Commission, London.
Glenys Hanna-Martin, Ann Marie Davis, and Andrea E Archer unveil a commemorative plaque at a ceremony to mark the renaming of the PACE building as the Andrea Archer Institute.