Biography
The Hon. Wayne Munroe KC, has served the public on multiple fronts as a Stipendiary and Circuit Magistrate, Acting Justice of the Supreme Court of The Bahamas, President of The Bahamas Bar Association, Chairman of The Bahamas Bar Council and Advocacy Lecturer at the Eugene Dupuch Law School.
A noted civil litigator, the Hon. Wayne Munroe, KC, is an eminent and prominent lawyer and a member of the Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations.
He is the principal at Munroe & Associates Law Firm and was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in July 1990. He was subsequently called to The Bahamas Bar in August, 1990. As a noted human rights lawyer and legal expert, he was appointed Queen's Council in January 2015.
Born on March 1, 1968, he is married to Dorothea C. Munroe, nee Moree and they are the parents of six children -- Ashley, Wayne, Richard, Meagan, Zion and Isaiah.
He is a chalice assistant at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, Kemp Road, New Providence.
Mr. Munroe was elected Member of Parliament for Freetown in the September 16, 2021 General Election and was appointed Minister of National Security on September 20, 2021.
His ministerial portfolio includes:
- Public Safety
- Flags & Coat of Arms
- Police Force (Royal Bahamas Police Force)
- Defence Force (Royal Bahamas Defence Force)
- Department of Correctional Services (Prisoners & Prison Officers)
- Prerogative of Mercy
- Relations with the Parliamentary Commissioner
- (Parliamentary Registration Department)
- Elections & Referenda
On the 4th October, 2023, Minister Munroe was appointed Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly by The Prime Minister, The Hon. Philip Davis, KC, MP following the death of the late Obie Wilchcombe.
October, 2024