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The office of prime minister is established by section 52 of the constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis, which provides that the governor-general must appoint the Representative in the National Assembly who "appears to him or her likely to command the support of the majority of the Representatives".
Terrance Michael Drew (born 22 November 1976 [citation needed]) is a Kittitian medical doctor and politician who is the fourth and current prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, having been elected to the National Assembly in the 5 August 2022 general election. Dr. Drew is the son of Ras Gerzel Pet Mills and Michael ‘Mic Stokes’ Heyliger.
Denzil Llewellyn Douglas (born 14 January 1953) is a Saint Kittitian and Nevisian politician [1] and the longest-serving prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, in office from 1995 to 2015. He was the leader of the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) from 1989 to 2021.
Mark Anthony Graham Brantley (born 11 January 1969) is the Premier of Nevis, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and former Minister of Foreign Affairs for St Kitts and Nevis.
Timothy Sylvester Harris (born 6 December 1964) [2] is a Saint Kittitian and Nevisian politician, who served as the third prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 2015 to 2022. He previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 10 August 2001 to 25 January 2008, as Minister of Finance from 2008 to 2010, [ 3 ] and as Senior Minister ...
5 August – 2022 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election: The opposition Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party, led by Terrance Drew, wins the snap general election to the National Assembly. Drew becomes the prime minister-elect. [1] 6 August – Terrance Drew is sworn in as prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis. [2]
St Kitts and Nevis has a single National Assembly responsible for making laws, and comprising 14 or 15 members depending upon circumstances. [1] [2] 11 of these are directly elected representatives whilst three are senators appointed by the governor-general (two on the advice of the prime minister and the third on the advice of the leader of the opposition).
The Drew ministry has governed Saint Kitts and Nevis since August 2022. [1] It was formed by Prime Minister Terrance Drew after victory in the 2022 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election . Ministers