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Darron Pickstock

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Darron Pickstock
Member of the Senate of the Bahamas
Assumed office
6 October 2021
Personal details
BornNassau, The Bahamas
Political partyProgressive Liberal
Websitehttps://gsolegal.com/darron-s-pickstock/

Darron S. Pickstock is a Bahamian politician and lawyer from the Progressive Liberal Party. In 2021, he was appointed to the Senate of the Bahamas. He has also had a long career in law, working with Bahamian law firm Glinton Sweeting O’Brien (GSO), which specializes in offshore financial services.

Early life and education

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Pickstock earned a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Buckingham and took a Bar Vocational Course at the University of the West of England. He passed the Bahamas bar test and the United Kingdom Bar exam in 2006. Pickstock joined GSO in 2010, and was made partner in 2017.[1]

Political career

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Pickstock was appointed to the Senate of the Bahamas in 2021 by Prime Minister Philip Davis as a constitutionally required opposition member of the Senate.[2] He serves as the executive chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation.[3] Pickstock has been a critic of a new government housing project called Pinecrest, citing its vulnerability to flooding.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "GSO Announces New Partner Darron S. Pickstock | GSO Legal". Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  2. ^ "Senators revealed ahead of swearing-in ceremony | The Bahamas, Bahamas | Bahamas Local News - The Bahamas, Bahamas". www.bahamaslocal.com. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  3. ^ "Administrative Teams". BAIC. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  4. ^ News, Our (2022-05-11). "Residents Speak Out Against Pinecrest Subdivision". Our News. Retrieved 2025-03-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Senators clash over 'water issues' in Pinecrest Subdivision". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2025-03-30.