Nicholas Brathwaite Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
Sir Nicholas Brathwaite
Honorific-Suffix:OBE, PC
Office:5th Prime Minister of Grenada
Term Start:16 March 1990
Term End:1 February 1995
Predecessor:Ben Jones
Governor General:Sir Paul Scoon
Sir Reginald Palmer
Office2:Chairman of the Interim Advisory Council
Term Start2:9 December 1983
Term End2:4 December 1984
Predecessor2:Hudson Austin
Monarch2:Elizabeth II
Governor General2:Sir Paul Scoon
Office3:Member of Parliament
for Carriacou and Petite Martinique
Term Start3:1990
Term End3:1995
Predecessor3:Herbert Blaize
Successor3:Joan Purcell
Birth Date:1925 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Carriacou, Grenada
Death Place:St. George's, Grenada
Party:National Democratic Congress
Spouse:Pansy Brathwaite (?–2009; her death)[1]

Sir Nicholas Alexander Brathwaite OBE, PC (8 July 1925 – 28 October 2016) was the head of government of Grenada for two periods, first as Chairman of the Interim Advisory Council (1983 to 1984) established after the United States invasion of Grenada, and later as Prime Minister from 1990 to 1995.[2]

Brathwaite was born in Carriacou, Grenada. He received education from Teacher's Training College in Trinidad and University of the West Indies in Jamaica. Following the 1983 invasion of Grenada, Brathwaite, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), was appointed by Governor-General Sir Paul Scoon to reestablish the Grenadian government. Brathwaite became prime minister and chairman of the advisory council in December 1983, when American troops withdrew. He led Grenada's return to democracy, and served as prime minister for a year, until his party lost the December 1984 elections.

Brathwaite was elected as the leader of the NDC in 1989.[3] The NDC won the 1990 elections,[4] and he served as prime minister again from March 1990 to February 1995. He also held the portfolio of finance minister. He also served as foreign minister during some of that time. He resigned shortly before the 1995 elections, which the NDC lost.

He was appointed an OBE in 1975, and was knighted in 1995. He died on 28 October 2016 at the age of 91.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lady Pansy Brathwaite dies . Spiceislander.com . 2009-01-18 . 2016-10-30.
  2. Web site: Worlds Statesman.
  3. Web site: NDC Past Leaders . 28 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211228234534/https://ndcgrenada.org/past_leaders/ . 28 December 2021 . dead.
  4. Web site: Biography: Sir Nicholas Alexander Brathwaite MGov . gov.gd.
  5. News: Former Grenadian PM Nicholas Brathwaite dies . Jamaica Observer . 29 October 2016 . 5 November 2016.