Shane Gibson (politician)
David Shane Gibson is former Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister of Immigration, Labour and Training of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. He is the son of Bahamian entertainer "King" Eric Gibson.Early career
Gibson began work at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company in June 1984. He served as the treasurer of the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union from 1991 to 1997, and was the union president from 1997 to 2002.Political career
On May 2, 2002, D. Shane Gibson was elected to the Parliament of the Bahamas, as a member of the then ruling Progressive Liberal Party. On May 10, 2002, he was appointed by the then Prime Minister Perry Christie to the Cabinet as the Minister of Housing and National Insurance. Gibson was appointed to the post for which he would become most well-known internationally, as the Minister of Immigration, Labour and Training when Christie reshuffled the Cabinet on February 22, 2005. On February 18, 2007, he stepped down as a result of the controversy surrounding his involvement with Anna Nicole Smith. On May 2, 2007 he was re-elected to his seat in Parliament, but as an opposition member because his party lost the general election to the Free National Movement.
