Terrance Drew
Terrance Drew | |
|---|---|
 Drew in 2024 | |
| 4th Prime 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] |
| Political party | Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party |
Terrance Michael Drew (born 22 November 1976[citation needed]) is a Kittitian medical doctor and politician who has served as the fourth and current prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis since 2022, and as leader of the Labour Party since 2021.
Early life and career
[edit]Dr. Terrance Drew is the son of Ras Gerzel Pet Mills and Michael ‘Mic Stokes’ Heyliger.[1] 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 the Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara in Santa Clara. Drew then returned to Saint Kitts to work as a general practitioner.[2][3] In 2010, he went to El Paso, Texas to complete his residency in internal medicine and graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2013.[4] Dr. Drew obtained his certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine in 2016.
Political career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "PM Terrance Drew Pays Tribute to His Mother on Mother's Day - SKN News". 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Dr Terrance Drew's nomination brings him a step closer in higher service of St Christopher 8". sknpulse.com. 28 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Who am I". drterrancedrew.com.
- ^ "Verify a Physician – Terrance Drew". American Board of Internal Medicine. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ a b "SKN federal election results". SKN Vibes. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Dr. Drew Elected New Leader of SKNLP". 29 November 2021.
- ^ "New SKN Labour Party Cabinet Sworn-In". The St Kitts Nevis Observer. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Hon. Dr Terrance Michael Drew". Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Communiqué of the 108th Meeting of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank". ECCB Media Release. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via OECS.
- ^ "BitcoinCash 22 - the Electronic Cash Conference to be held in St Kitts and Nevis Nov 12".
- ^ Olulode, Celestina. "St Kitts and Nevis is not totally free under King Charles III, says PM". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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