Hubert Hughes | |
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| Chief Minister of Anguilla | |
| In office 16 February 2010 – 23 April 2015 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | William Alistair Harrison Christina Scott |
| Preceded by | Osbourne Fleming |
| Succeeded by | Victor Banks |
| In office 16 March 1994 – 6 March 2000 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Alan William Shave Alan Hoole Robert Harris Roger Cousins (Acting) Peter Johnstone |
| Preceded by | Emile Gumbs |
| Succeeded by | Osbourne Fleming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1933 Island Harbour, Anguilla, Anguilla |
| Died | 7 May 2021 (aged 87)[1] |
| Political party | Anguilla United Movement |
Hubert Benjamin Hughes (15 October 1933 – 7 May 2021) was an Anguillan politician. He was the island territory's Chief Minister from 16 March 1994 to 6 March 2000, and again between February 2010 and April 2015.[2]
Hughes was the only independent elected to parliament in the 1976 Anguillian general election, while the other seats were won by the People's Progressive Party (PPP). He later supported a motion of no confidence against Ronald Webster, which succeeded as he was joined by several members of the PPP.[3]
He had stated his intention to lead the island to separation from the United Kingdom. This is despite the fact that European Union assistance funds, and visa-free entry to the US, Canada, EU and islands in the French and Dutch Caribbean such as Saint Martin would stop.[4]
- ^ "Anguilla mourns death of former Chief Minister Hubert Hughes". The Daily Herald -. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Index Ho-Hy".
- ^ Barrow-Giles, Cynthia; Joseph, Tennyson S. D. (2006). "3. Electoral Outcomes and Party Fortunes, 1992-2005". General elections and voting in the English-speaking Caribbean, 1992-2005. Kingston, Jamaica; Miami: Ian Randle. p. 55. ISBN 9766372675.
- ^ CUTTING TIES: Chief Minister wants independence from Britain Archived 2014-05-23 at the Wayback Machine Cana News, 8 January 2011