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 (1949-07-27) July 27, 1949 (age 75)
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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  5. ^ "Labor Party returned to power in St. Kitts elections". www.latinamericanstudies.org.