Sir Lee Llewellyn Moore (15 February 1939 – 6 May 2000) served as
Premier
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of
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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from 20 May 1979 to 21 February 1980. He was a member of the
Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party
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. He graduated with an
LLB
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from
King's College London, and later earned an
LLM and a Diploma in Theology.
Lee became an aide to Premier
Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw
Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (16 September 1916 – 23 May 1978) was the first Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and previously served as Chief Minister, legislator, and labour activist.
Early life
Bradshaw was born in the Saint Paul Capisterr ...
in 1967, and was appointed
attorney general
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in 1971. He became
Deputy Premier
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in the cabinet of
Paul Southwell. When Southwell died, Lee became Premier in 1979 but lost in the
1980 general election. He remained as leader of the opposition until 1989, when he resigned from Labour party leadership.
The courthouse in St. Kitts was renamed in his honour.
References
1936 births
2000 deaths
Alumni of King's College London
Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Permanent Representatives of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations
20th-century Saint Kitts and Nevis lawyers
Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party politicians
Prime Ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Deputy Prime Ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Attorneys General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
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