Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis is an elected representative in the National Assembly who is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. Historically, the person appointed to the position of Deputy Prime Minister is usually the Deputy Leader of the political party that holds the majority of seats in the national assembly or the Leader of another party in the case of a coalition government. The instrument of appointment of the Deputy Prime Minister can be found in the Constitution of St. Christopher and Nevis. The Deputy Prime Minister appointment can be revoked by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Deputy Premiers 1967-1983 NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotes Paul Southwell 1967 1978 SKNLP Lee Moore 1978 1979 SKNLP Charles Egbert Mills 1979 1980 SKNLP Michael Oliver Powell 1980 1983 PAM

Deputy Prime Ministers since 1983

NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotes Michael Oliver Powell September 1983 1992 PAM Sydney Earl Morris April 1992 November 1994 PAM Hugh Heyliger November 1994 July 1995 PAM Sam Condor July 1995 February 2013 SKNLP Earl Asim Martin February 2013 February 2015 SKNLP Shawn Richards February 2015 May 2022 PAM Eugene Hamilton May 2022 August 2022 PAM Geoffrey Hanley August 2022 Incumbent SKNLP

See also Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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