Darron 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, which specializes in offshore financial services.

Early life and education

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.

Political career

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. He serves as the executive chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation. Pickstock has been a critic of a new government housing project called Pinecrest, citing its vulnerability to flooding.