Ivan Buchanan

Ivan Charles Buchanan
Speaker of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
In office 1983–1995
Prime Minister	Kennedy Simmonds
Preceded by	Herman Liburd
Succeeded by	Walford Gumbs
Personal details
Born	28 January 1921 Sandy Point, St. Kitts
Died	14 January 2019 (aged 97)

Ivan Charles Buchanan, CBE,[1] JP, was a politician from Saint Kitts and Nevis.[2]

He was born on 28 January 1921 in Sandy Point, St. Kitts.[1] He got teacher training in St. Kitts. He worked as a civil servant for 27 years, and as a primary school teacher and later as public health inspector. He worked also as director for the St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank.[1]

He was the Speaker of House of Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Anguilla from 1983[3] to 1985, and then the Speaker of the National Assembly from 6 February 1985 to 1995.[4][5] He led the legislature during the coalition of People's Action Movement and Nevis Reformation Party.

He died on 14 January 2019 at the age of 97.[1] One of his granddaughters, Janelle Sarauw, was elected to the legislature of U.S. Virgin Islands in 2016.[6]

References

1. "IVAN C. BUCHANAN, CBE, FORMER SPEAKER OF ST. KITTS-NEVIS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, DIES AT 97". SKNIS. 15 January 2019.
2. "Late Ivan C Buchanan CBE, JP to receive official funeral - WIC News". wicnews.com. 24 January 2019.
3. Caribbean dateline. Vol. 4–7. A. Day. 1983.
4. "Hon Ivan C. Buchanan, CBE, JP, former House Speaker, dead at 97". The St Kitts Nevis Observer. 15 January 2019.
5. "SKNVibes | Franklin Brand nominated for Speaker of National Assembly". 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-06.
6. "Family recalls life with Hon. Ivan C. Buchanan, (1921-2019)". The St Kitts Nevis Observer. 18 January 2019.