Geoffrey Hanley Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Geoffrey Hanley
Order:11th
Office:Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Primeminister:Terrance Drew
Term Start:6 August 2022
Predecessor:Eugene Alistair Hamilton
Birth Date:7 April 1972
Birth Place:Newtown, Saint Kitts[1]
Party:Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party

Geoffrey Hanley (born on 7 April 1972[2]) is a politician from Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Hanley was elected MP to the National Assembly in the 2020 general election. Previously he worked as a principal and as a director in the department of youth.[3]

He ran for the leadership position of the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party in November 2021, but lost to Terrance Drew.[4] Hanley did get elected as deputy leader of the Labour party alongside Konris Maynard.[5]

Following the Labour party victory in the August 2022 general election, Hanley was re-elected MP, and appointed as deputy prime minister and minister of education.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley . betterwithlabour.com . en.
  2. Web site: Happy 50th Birthday Hon Geoffrey Hanley. 7 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Dr. Geoffrey Hanley runs on public service record for Labour’s leadership race WINNFM 98.9 .
  4. Web site: SKNVibes Drew takes over SKNLP leadership . www.sknvibes.com.
  5. Web site: Williams . Oscar . St Kitts Nevis Labour Party elects Dr Terrance Drew as new party leader . Associates Times a Caribbean News website . 29 November 2021.
  6. Web site: SKNVibes "The education of our people is a top priority," says new Minister of Education at Taiwan's Scholarship Award Ceremony . www.sknvibes.com.