Earl Asim Martin

Earl Asim Martin
Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
In office
February 2013 – February 2015
Prime MinisterDenzil Douglas
Preceded bySam Condor
Succeeded byShawn Richards
Personal details
Born1958 (age 66–67)
Political partyLabour Party
Alma materUniversity of Havana

Earl Asim Martin (born 1958) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis politician and physician. He has been the National Chairperson of the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party since 2021.

Biography

Martin was born in Gingerland, Nevis, in 1958. He grew up at Bakers Corner in East Basseterre. In 1989, he completed his medical degree at the University of Havana in Cuba.[1]

From 1993 to 2015, Martin represented the constituency of East Basseterre in the National Assembly as a member of the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP).[2] He held several government ministries: Minister of Housing, Minister of Utilities, Minister of Transport, and Minister of Public Works.[3] He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis in February 2013.[4]

Martin was elected as National Chairperson of the SKNLP in November 2021.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Government Directory". www.stkittsnevis.net. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ Williams, Erasmus (8 May 2018). "Dr. Geoffrey Hanley pays tribute to Dr. Earl Asim Martin 'a gentle giant'". NevisPages.com. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ^ "St. Kitts & Nevis Government Ministries & Secretaries". SKNvibes. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Dr. Earl Asim Martin is new Deputy Prime Minister, PM Douglas says Federation is on a solid social, economic and political path". ZIZ. National Broadcasting Corporation of St. Kitts & Nevis. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  5. ^ Brown, Kevon (30 November 2021). "SKNLP's New Executive Committee Announced after recent Conference". WINNFM 98.9. Retrieved 23 June 2022.