Shawn Kenneth Richards (born 8 December 1972) is a

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain ...

politician from

People's Action Movement The People's Action Movement (PAM) is a political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The party currently holds four (largest share) of the 11 seats in the National Assembly. PAM operates only in Saint Kitts and for the 2022 general election is i ...

In politics

Richards has been the leader of the

since 2012, and a member of the

National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis The National Assembly and the King of Saint Christopher and Nevis jointly make up the legislature of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Composition of the National Assembly The assembly has 14 or 15 members (depending upon circumstances), 11 of whom are el ...

. In the

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, he defeated Norgen Wilson of the

Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party The Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), also known simply as Labour, is a centre-left political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is currently in government in the country after winning six of the eleven seats in the 2022 general elec ...

to gain re-election to his seat. Richards was the Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 2015 until 2022, when he was fired by Timothy Harris upon the collapse of Team Unity.

Other activities

Richards did his higher education in the United States at

Cleveland State University Cleveland State University (CSU) is a Public university, public research university in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the entirety of Fenn College, a private school that had been in op ...

and then the

University of the Virgin Islands The University of the Virgin Islands (or UVI) is a public historically black land-grant university in the United States Virgin Islands. History UVI was founded as the College of the Virgin Islands on March 16, 1962. In 1986, it officially beca ...

. He qualified as a

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in 2002 and worked as an

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or in Saint Kitts and Nevis. He renounced United States citizenship in 2009 during the debate on the National Assembly Elections (Amendment) Bill, which barred dual citizens from standing for election.

References

External links

Profile for Shawn Richards
on the website of the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis {{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, Shawn 1972 births Living people Cleveland State University alumni Deputy Prime Ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis Government ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis Members of the National Assembly (Saint Kitts and Nevis) People's Action Movement politicians Former United States citizens University of the Virgin Islands alumni