Political career
Drew unsuccessfully contested constituency #8 for the Labour Party in the 2015 and 2020 elections,losing to Eugene Hamilton from the People's Action Movement. [5]
He was elected as the leader of Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party on November 28,2021,where he garnered 45% of the votes cast at the St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party local conference. [6] [3]
In the snap general election held on 5 August 2022,he was successfully elected as the member of parliament for constituency #8,and led the Labour Party to winning a majority with six of eleven seats in parliament. [5] The Drew ministry was officially sworn in on 15 August 2022, [7] with Drew leading the government as prime minister,and holding the portfolios of Minister of Finance,National Security,Citizenship and Immigration,Health and Human Resource Management and Social Security. [8] He is also a member of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. [9]
In November 2022,Drew made the declaration in his remarks at the Bitcoin Cash 2022 conference that took place in St. Kitts that Bitcoin Cash (BCH) could be made legal tender in the nation by March 2023. [10]
In 2023,following the coronation of King Charles III,Drew stated that his government would take public consultation regarding the republic movement. [11]
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