Attorney General of Saint Kitts and Nevis

The attorney general of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the primary legal advisor to the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. They are an elected or nominated ex-officio member of the National Assembly and member of the cabinet.

For attorneys general before 1958, see Attorney General of the Leeward Islands.

List of attorneys general of Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla created, 1958
• Joseph Archibald 1960–1964 (Crown Attorney) ^[1]
• Cecil Oliver Byron 1962 (Crown Attorney - 8 months) ^[2]
• Joseph Archibald 1966–1968 (Crown Attorney)^[1]
• Anguilla seceded, 1971
• Lee Llewellyn Moore 1971–1979 ^[3][4]
• Clarence Fitzroy Bryant 1979-1980^[5][6]
• Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton 1980–1995 ^[7] (afterwards Governor-General, 2015)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis became independent, 1983
• Delano Frank Bart 1995–2001 ^[8]
• Dennis H. Merchant 2006–2010 ^[9]
• Patrice D.H. Nisbett 2010-?2013 ^[10]
• Jason Hamilton 2013–2015 ^[11]
• Vincent Fitzgerald Byron 2015-2022 ^[12]
• Garth Wilkin 2022-present^[13]

References

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13. "MEMBERS OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS' FEDERAL CABINET OFFICIALLY SWORN IN AND ASSIGNED MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIOS". St. Kitts & Nevis Information Service. Retrieved 14 August 2022.