Richard 'Ricky' Skerritt (born 7 June 1956) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis politician affiliated to the St Kitts and Nevis Labour Party. He held several portfolios in the country's ministry from 2004 to 2015. He has also been closely associated with

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in the

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and has acted as the manager of West Indies cricket team. In March 2019, he was elected as the president of

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, along with his running mate, Dr. Kishore Shallow as vice president when they defeated the incumbents president Dave Cameron and vice president Emmanuel Nanthan by margins of 8–4 in a secret ballot.

Personal life

Skerritt was born on 7 June 1956 in Saint Kitts. He has a bachelor's degree from the

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and a master's degree from

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. In 2023, Skerritt was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Social Science degree from the University of Bolton in the United Kingdom for his contribution to the tourism sector.

References

External links

Official Website of Cricket West Indies
1968 births Living people Alumni of the University of Oxford University of the Virgin Islands alumni 21st-century Saint Lucian politicians {{SaintKittsNevis-politician-stub