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
Born27 July 1949
Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Political partyPeople's Action Movement
Alma materCollege of the Virgin Islands
Illinois State University

Hugh C. Heyliger is a Kittitian politician and former deputy prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Heyliger was born on 27 July 1949 in Sandy Point Town.[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.

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

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  4. ^ "SKNVibes | Nevisian lawyer to be sworn in as Federation's Seventh Leader of the Opposition since Independence". www.sknvibes.com.
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