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Cynthia A. Pratt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Question book-new.svg This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. (April 2012) Cynthia Pratt Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas In office 3 May 2002 – 4 May 2007 Prime Minister	Perry Christie Preceded by	Frank Watson Succeeded by	Brent Symonette Personal details Born	5 November 1945 (age 73) New Providence, Bahamas Political party	Progressive Liberal Party

Cynthia A. "Mother" Pratt (born 5 November 1945) is the former Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas. She attained the office when the Progressive Liberal Party came to power in the national elections of 2002.

She is a Protestant minister and served as a Physical Education teacher in the Bahamian public school system. She served as acting Prime Minister in 2005 when PM Perry Christie suffered a stroke.[1]

She was re-elected to her seat in Parliament in the 2007 general election.

On Friday, November 10, 2017, she launched her biography, An Ordinary Woman from the Heart of the Inner City, published by Scholar Books. Publisher Albert Cox reported at the launch that 35,000 copies had been sold already. Vernon Lynch, brother of actor Eddie Murphy, confirmed he will make Mrs Pratt's book into a movie.[2] References

Norman 'Gus' Thomas. "Bahamas PM recovering from 'slight stroke' Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine", Caribbean Net News, 9 May 2005. Retrieved on 2008-06-30. http://www.tribune242.com/news/2017/nov/13/new-book-tells-life-story-ordinary-woman-who-becam/