Michael Oliver Powell
Michael Powell | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| In office 1980 – April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Kennedy Simmonds |
| Preceded by | Charles Egbert Mills |
| Succeeded by | Sydney Earl Morris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Oliver Powell April 10, 1939 |
| Political party | People's Action Movement |
Michael Powell is a Kittitian politician and former deputy prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Powell was born on 10 April 1939.[1] He had a private business from 1966 to 1980.[2]
In 1965 Powell was one of the founding members of People's Action Movement (PAM).[2] He became secretary-general of the opposition-controlled Working People's Union. In 1976, Powell was elected vice-president of the People's Action Movement in 1976 when Kennedy Simmonds was elected party leader.[1]
In the 1980 elections, when PAM came to power, Powell was elected to the National Assembly.[2] Simmonds appointed him as deputy prime minister.[1] He also held the additional portfolio of minister of agriculture.[1] He later received the additional portfolio of minister of tourism. Powell was sacked from the cabinet by Kennedy Simmonds on 1 April 1992.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Gunson, Phil; Chamberlain, Greg; Thompson, Andrew (1991). The dictionary of contemporary politics of Central America and the Caribbean. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-13-213372-5.
- ^ a b c "The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's who". Kelly's Directories, Limited. 1998.
- ^ "27 years on, no reason from Sir Kennedy Simmonds over Michael Powell's sacking - WIC News". wicnews.com. 1 April 2019.