Terrance Drew
Terrance Drew | |
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 Drew in 2024 | |
| 4thPrime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| Assumed office 6 August 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Governors‑General | Tapley Seaton Marcella Liburd |
| Deputy | Geoffrey Hanley |
| Preceded by | Timothy Harris |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office August 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Timothy Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terrance Michael Drew 22 November 1976[citation needed] Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla(nowSaint Kitts and Nevis) |
| Political party | Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party |
| Spouse | Diani Jmesha Prince-Drew |
| Children | Terrance Drew Jr. |
Terrance Michael Drew(born 22 November 1976[citation needed]) is a Kittitian medical doctor and politician who is the fourth and currentprime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis,having been elected to theNational Assemblyin the5 August 2022 general election.
Dr. Drew is the son of Ras Gerzel Pet Mills and Michael ‘Mic Stokes’ Heyliger. He graduated from the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College in 1996. At the age of 19, he was a part time teacher at the Basseterre High School. In 1998, he went to Cuba to study medicine, and graduated from theUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clarain Santa Clara. Drew then returned to Saint Kitts to work as a general practitioner.[1]He later went to Texas to study internal medicine, and graduated fromTexas Tech University Health Sciences Centerin 2013.[2]
He was elected as the leader ofSaint Kitts and Nevis Labour Partyon November 28, 2021, where he garnered 45% of the votes cast at the St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party local conference.[3][4]
TheDrew ministrywas sworn in on 15 August 2022,[5]and Drew kept the portfolio ofMinister of Financefor himself.
In 2023, following the coronation ofKing Charles III,Drew stated that his government would take public consultation regarding the republic movement.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Dr Terrance Drew's nomination brings him a step closer in higher service of St Christopher 8".sknpulse.28 May 2020.
- ^"SKNVibes | Dr. Terrance Drew specialises in Internal Medicine".sknvibes.
- ^"Dr. Drew Elected New Leader of SKNLP".29 November 2021.
- ^"Who am I".drterrancedrew.
- ^"New SKN Labour Party Cabinet Sworn-In".The St Kitts Nevis Observer.15 August 2022.Retrieved18 August2022.
- ^Olulode, Celestina."St Kitts and Nevis is not totally free under King Charles III, says PM".BBC News.Retrieved8 May2023.
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