Perry Gomez

Perry Gomez
Perry Gomez
Minister of Health of The Bahamas
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 12, 2012
Preceded by	Hubert Minnis
Member of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas for North Andros & Berry Islands
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2012
Personal details
Born	January 18, 1947; New Providence, Bahamas
Political party	Progressive Liberal Party

Perry Gomez (born January 18, 1947) is a Bahamian politician, currently serving as Minister of Health and as member for North Andros & Berry Islands in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas.[1] First elected to the legislature in the 2012 election after defeating Education Minister Desmond Bannister by a margin of 24 votes,[1] he was appointed by Prime Minister Perry Christie to be Minister of Health.

Career

Gomez was born on New Providence and graduated from the University of the West Indies with a degree in medicine in 1971. He then attended medical school at Wayne State University where he specialized in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.[2]

Gomez is known globally for his work on HIV/AIDS research, being the founder and director of the National HIV Programme of the Bahamas. Under his direction the Programme had a major impact on decreasing the spread of the disease. HIV transmission rates in the Bahamas declined by more than 30 percent and HIV transmission from mother-to-child also decreased dramatically. 72 percent of all persons with advanced HIV receive requisite treatment, and all persons with HIV and TB co-infection receive full treatment for both conditions.[1]

Electoral history

General Election 2012: North Andros & Berry Islands[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PLP	Perry Gomez	1,192	48.75	-4.92
	FNM	Desmond Bannister	1,168	47.77	+1.44
	Democratic National Alliance	Randy Butler	85	3.48	+3.48
Majority			24	0.98	-6.37
Turnout			2,445	93.53
	PLP hold		Swing	-6.37

Notes

"Nation's Health In Dr Gomez' Hands". Nassau Tribune, May 15, 2012.
"Perry Gomez". The Nassau Guardian, 2012.
"North Andros & Berry Islands" (PDF). Election 2012. Nassau Guardian. 7 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

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[tribune-1] "Nation's Health In Dr Gomez' Hands". Nassau Tribune, May 15, 2012.

[guardian-2] "Perry Gomez". The Nassau Guardian, 2012.

[3] "North Andros & Berry Islands" (PDF). Election 2012. Nassau Guardian. 7 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.