The Honourable Mark Brantley | |
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![]() Brantley in 2020 | |
5th Premier of Nevis | |
Assumed office 19 December 2017 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Preceded by | Vance Amory |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 22 February 2015 – 10 May 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Timothy Harris |
Preceded by | Patrice Nisbett |
Succeeded by | Vincent Byron |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Assumed office 10 October 2022 | |
Preceded by | Denzil Douglas |
In office 2007–2015 | |
Preceded by | Malcolm Guishard |
Succeeded by | Denzil Douglas |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 January 1969 Saint George Gingerland Parish, British West Indies | (age 55)
Alma mater | University of the West Indies; Norman Manley Law School; University of Oxford (St Catherine's College) |
Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Mark Anthony Graham Brantley (born 11 January 1969) is the Premier of Nevis, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and former Minister of Foreign Affairs for St Kitts and Nevis. On May 10, 2022, Dr Timothy Harris, having lost the support of the elected majority to function as Prime Minister and facing a historic Motion of No Confidence in the National Parliament, decided to dissolve the Parliament and purported to revoke the appointment of more than 50% of his former Cabinet, including Brantley.[1] Brantley previously served as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2007 – 2015). He is married and has 2 daughters. Brantley studied law at the University of the West Indies, obtained his Legal Education Certificate of Merit from Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica and also holds a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford, St. Catherine College. Prior to entering politics, Brantley worked as an attorney.