Ricky Skerritt | |
Birth Date: | 7 June 1956 |
Birth Place: | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Office3: | President of Cricket West Indies |
Term Start3: | 24 March 2019 |
Term End3: | Incumbent |
Predecessor3: | Dave Cameron |
Successor3: | Incumbent |
Office1: | Minister of Tourism and International Transports, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Term Start1: | 2010 |
Term End1: | 2013 |
Office2: | Minister of Tourism, International Transport, International Trade, Industry, Commerce, and Consumer Affairs, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Term Start2: | 2013 |
Term End2: | 2015 |
Party: | St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party |
Alma Mater: | Oxford University University of the Virgin Islands |
Richard 'Ricky' Skerritt (born 7 June 1956)[1] is a Saint Kitts and Nevis politician affiliated to the St Kitts and Nevis Labour Party.[2] He held several portfolios in the country's ministry from 2004 to 2015.[3] He has also been closely associated with cricket in the Caribbean and has acted as the manager of West Indies cricket team.[4] [5]
In March 2019, he was elected as the president of Cricket West Indies, along with his running mate, Dr. Kishore Shallow as vice president when they defeated the incumbents president Dave Cameron and vice president Emmanuel Nanthan by margins of 8–4 in a secret ballot.[6] [7] [8]
Skerritt was born on 7 June 1956 in Saint Kitts. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of the Virgin Islands and a master's degree from Oxford University.[9]