Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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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. [1] 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. [2]

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Deputy Premiers 1967-1983

NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Paul Southwell 19671978 SKNLP [3]
Lee Moore 19781979 SKNLP [4]
Charles Egbert Mills 19791980 SKNLP
Michael Oliver Powell 19801983 PAM [5]

Deputy Prime Ministers since 1983

NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Michael Oliver Powell September 19831992 PAM [5]
Sydney Earl Morris April 1992November 1994 PAM [5]
Hugh Heyliger November 1994July 1995 PAM [6]
Sam Condor July 1995February 2013 SKNLP [7] [8]
Earl Asim Martin February 2013February 2015 SKNLP [9]
Shawn Richards February 2015May 2022 PAM [10]
Eugene Alistair Hamilton May 2022August 2022 PAM [10]
Geoffrey Hanley August 2022Incumbent SKNLP [11]

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