The Hon. Mark Brantley
Premier of Nevis
Biography
Mark Anthony Graham Brantley was born on January 11, 1969 in Gingerland, Nevis. He earned a law degree from the University of the West Indies (1992), a Legal Education Certificate from the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica (1994), and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford (1995).
Political Career
He entered Parliament in 2007 after winning a by-election, later serving as Deputy Premier and Minister of Tourism, Health, Culture, Youth, Sports and Community Development of the Nevis Island Administration. Following Team Unity’s 2015 election victory he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation, and currently serves as Premier of Nevis.
Career Outside Politics
Brantley practised law extensively before the High Court and Court of Appeal, co-founding the firm Daniel, Brantley & Associates, and is a member of the Bar in St. Kitts-Nevis, Anguilla, Grenada, and Antigua and Barbuda.