Trevor Myke Walker is a
Barbuda
Barbuda (), is an island located in the eastern Caribbean forming part of the sovereign state of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located north of the island of Antigua and is part of the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. The island is a popula ...
n politician and former Cabinet Minister under the
Baldwin Spencer administration.
Early life
Walker was educated at the Holy Trinity School in
Barbuda
Barbuda (), is an island located in the eastern Caribbean forming part of the sovereign state of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located north of the island of Antigua and is part of the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. The island is a popula ...
, that was destroyed in the 2017
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that caused widespread destruction across its path in September 2017. Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Hurricane Ma ...
, but reopened in 2019.
Political career
Trevor Walker is the leader of the Barbuda People's Movement, and the vice chairman of the
Barbuda Council
Trevor Walker was elected a member of the
Barbuda Council in 2001, and in
2004
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Events January
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, he ran for the Barbuda seat in the Antigua and Barbuda House of Representatives, and tied, but after a recount, won the election. He also won the
2009
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and
2018
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elections, and was defeated by the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party in
2014
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.
In 2012, Trevor Walker, due to the absence of Baldwin Spencer and Harold Lovell (who usually takes the position as acting
prime minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...
), Trevor Walker was the first
Barbuda
Barbuda (), is an island located in the eastern Caribbean forming part of the sovereign state of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located north of the island of Antigua and is part of the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. The island is a popula ...
n to be appointed as the acting Prime Minister.
In 2020,
Gaston Browne
Gaston Alfonso Browne (born 9 February 1967) is the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been its leader since 2014. Before entering politics, he was a banker and businessman.
Early life
Browne was born on 9 February 1967, days before ...
stated, this time directly to Walker, that he will order his arrest if he continues to ignore the central governments laws. Another comment made by the Prime Minister in 2020, the
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...
’s comments were in response to Walker, who had earlier said in parliament that the prime minister did not have the power to arrest him.
Hurricane Irma
After
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that caused widespread destruction across its path in September 2017. Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Hurricane Ma ...
, in order to rebuild the economy of the island of Barbuda, the Governor-General and the Prime Minister have attempted multiple times to privatize Barbuda's land, due to multiple construction projects being denied by the Barbuda Council.
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Barbuda Land Act
A priority of Trevor Walker is to secure Barbudan people's land rights, even under the pressure of government to privatize the land.
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Barbuda People's Movement politicians
Government ministers of Antigua and Barbuda
Members of the House of Representatives (Antigua and Barbuda)
Saint Leo University alumni