Ministry of Legal Affairs, Public Safety, Immigration and Labour explained

The Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs is a ministerial department of the government of Antigua and Barbuda. The Minister of Justice simultaneously serves as the Attorney General.^[1]

Ministers

A list of past and current ministers mainly serving after 1971 are listed as follows:

• Gerald Watt (1971-1976)^[2]
• Cosmos Phillips (1976-1979)
• Keith M. Ford^[3] (1979–1994)
• Clare Roberts^[4] (1994–1997)^[5]
• Radforth Wentworth Hill^{[6] [7]} (1997–1999)
• Errol Cort^{[8] [9]} (1999–2001)
• Lester Bird^[10] (2002–2004)
• Justin Simon^[11] (2004–2005)
• Colin Derrick (2006–2009)
• Justin Simon (2010–2014) [referred to as the Attorney General]
• Steadroy Benjamin^[12] (2014–present)

See also

• Justice ministry

References

1. Web site: Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs. legalaffairs.gov.ag. 2018-07-12.
2. Web site: Antigua police should apologise to Sir Ron—says former Attorney General . Kaieteur News . 10 January 2012.
3. Announcements Notes (5 Commonwealth Law Bulletin 1979). Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 1979 . 5 . 1401 . 2018-07-12.
4. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1996Jan-Apr 1996.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-12.
5. Web site: Sir Clare Roberts, KCN, QC . Roberts & Co.
6. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sep-Dec 1997.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-12.
7. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Apr 1998.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-12.
8. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sep-Dec 1999.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-12.
9. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 2000Jan-Mar 2000.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-12.
10. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan. -Apr. 2002.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-12.
11. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230257/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/CN.html. dead. October 4, 2013. www.cia.gov. en. 2018-07-12.
12. Web site: Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs. www.legalaffairs.gov.ag. 2018-07-12.

External links

• Official website