Hugh Heyliger

Hugh C. Heyliger
Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
In office
November 1994 – July 1995
Prime MinisterKennedy Simmonds
Preceded bySydney Earl Morris
Succeeded bySam Condor
Personal details
Born(1945-07-27)27 July 1945
Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis, British Leeward Islands
Died13 June 2026(2026-06-13) (aged 80)
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Navis
PartyPeople's Action Movement
Alma materCollege of the Virgin Islands
Illinois State University

Hugh C. Heyliger (27 July 1945 – 13 June 2026) was a Kittitian politician who served as deputy prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Life and career

Heyliger was born in Sandy Point Town on 27 July 1945.[1][2] Educated in economics in the College of the Virgin Islands and Illinois State University.[2] He was the director of the planning unit of the Government of St Kitts and Nevis from 1980 to 1984.[1]

During the PAM-led government of Kennedy Simmonds, Heyliger was minister of agriculture, lands, housing and development since 1989.[1] He was also appointed deputy prime minister and minister of education in November 1994 to succeed Sydney Morris.[3] His term ended in the PAM defeat in the 1995 elections.

He was appointed the Leader of the Opposition[4] in 1995, however, he lost his seat in the 2000 elections.[5]

Heyliger died at his home in Basseterre, on 13 June 2026, at the age of 80.[6] The government declared three days of national mourning from 7 July to 9 July in his honour.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Corke, Bettina (1997). Who's who in Latin America: Government, Politics, Banking & Industry. Norman Ross. ISBN 978-0-88354-227-9.
  2. 1 2 Personalities Caribbean. Personalities Limited. 1983.
  3. ↑ "Archive". www.latinnews.com.
  4. ↑ "SKNVibes | Nevisian lawyer to be sworn in as Federation's Seventh Leader of the Opposition since Independence". www.sknvibes.com.
  5. ↑ "Labor Party returned to power in St. Kitts elections". www.latinamericanstudies.org.
  6. ↑ "Former Deputy Prime Minister Hugh C. Heyliger Passes". Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis Announces Official Funeral for the Late Honourable Hugh C. Heyliger". SKNIS. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
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