| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Shawn Richards | |
| Office1: | Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Primeminister1: | Timothy Harris |
| Term Start1: | 22 February 2015 |
| Term End1: | May 2022[1] |
| Predecessor1: | Earl Asim Martin |
| Successor1: | Eugene Alistair Hamilton |
| Office2: | Minister of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture |
| Primeminister2: | Timothy Harris |
| Term Start2: | 22 February 2015 |
| Term End2: | 2022? |
| Birth Name: | Shawn Kenneth Richards |
| Birth Date: | 8 December 1972 |
| Party: | People's Action Movement |
| Alma Mater: | Cleveland State University, University of the Virgin Islands |
Shawn Kenneth Richards (born 8 December 1972) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis politician from People's Action Movement (PAM).[2]
Richards has been the leader of the PAM since 2012, and a member of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In the 2010 elections, he defeated Norgen Wilson of the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party to gain re-election to his seat.[3] Richards was the Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 2015 until 2022, when he was fired by Timothy Harris upon the collapse of the Team Unity alliance.[4]
Richards completed his higher education in the United States at Cleveland State University and then the University of the Virgin Islands. He qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in 2002 and worked as an auditor in Saint Kitts and Nevis.[2] He renounced his American citizenship in 2009 during the debate on the National Assembly Elections (Amendment) Bill, which barred dual citizens from standing for election.[5]