Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles,lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla,approximately 16 miles long by 3 miles (5 km) wide at its widest point,together with a number of much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population. The territory's capital is The Valley. The total land area of the territory is 35 square miles (91 km2),with a population of approximately 15,753 (2021).
Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw was the first Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis,and previously served as Chief Minister,legislator,and labour activist.
The Anguilla National Football Team is the national team of Anguilla,a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean,and is controlled by the Anguilla Football Association. It is affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The Premier of Anguilla is the head of government in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of Anguilla on behalf of the monarch of the United Kingdom,currently King Charles III.
Hubert Benjamin Hughes was an Anguillan politician. He was the island territory's Chief Minister from 16 March 1994 to 6 March 2000,and again between February 2010 and April 2015.
James Ronald Webster (2 March 1926 –9 December 2016) was a politician from Anguilla. After ending the Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla federation in 1967,he served as the island territory's first Chief Minister from 10 February 1976 to 1 February 1977 and again from May 1980 to 12 March 1984.
William Edward Felix Hodgman is a former Australian politician and diplomat. He was the premier of Tasmania from 2014 to 2020 and state leader of the Liberal Party from 2006 to 2020. He later served as High Commissioner of Australia to Singapore from 2021 to 2023.
Island Harbour is a constituency of the Anguillan House of Assembly. The incumbent is Premier-elect Ellis Lorenzo Webster.
Labi Kousoulis is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party,he represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel-Sable Island until his defeat in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.
Victor Franklin Banks is an Anguillan politician. A member of the Anguilla United Front (AUF),he served as Premier from 14 May 2019 until his defeat in the 2020 general election.
Mark Anthony Graham Brantley is the Premier of Nevis,Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and former Minister of Foreign Affairs for St Kitts and Nevis. On May 10,2022,Dr Timothy Harris,having lost the support of the elected majority to function as Prime Minister and facing a historic Motion of No Confidence in the National Parliament,decided to dissolve the Parliament and purported to revoke the appointment of more than 50% of his former Cabinet,including Brantley. Brantley previously served as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis . He is married and has 2 daughters. Brantley studied law at the University of the West Indies,obtained his Legal Education Certificate of Merit from Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica and also holds a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford,St. Catherine College. Prior to entering politics,Brantley worked as an attorney.
Evalie Bradley nee Hughes is an Anguillian politician who served as Member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla between 2015 and 2020.
Barbara Webster-Bourne is the current Speaker of the Anguilla House of Assembly since 17 July 2020. She also held the post between 27 February 2010 and 11 May 2015
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers is an Anguillan politician,lawyer,athlete,former model and beauty pageant titleholder. A member of the Anguilla Progressive Movement,Kentish-Rogers has served as the Minister for Education and Social Development in the government of Ellis Webster since 2020. She has also represented the constituency of Valley South in the House of Assembly since 2020. Since 2021,she has been a Millennium Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington,D.C.
General elections were held in Anguilla on 29 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,an Order in Council was made to allow the elections to be postponed until 11 September at the latest. However it was not invoked.
Felix Ashton Ellis is an Australian politician,who was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly on 17 August 2020 in a recount to fill a vacancy for the division of Braddon. A member of the Liberal Party,Ellis is a member of the Second Rockliff ministry serving as Minister for Police,Fire and Emergency Management,Skills and Training and Housing and Planning.
Palmavon Webster is an Anguillian lawyer and politician. She is a former member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla and leader of the opposition.
General elections were planned to be held in Anguilla on 25 October 1967 following the Anguillian Revolution in May. However,only five candidates stood for the five seats,with all elected unopposed.
