Herman Liburd
Herman W. Liburd | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| In office 1980–1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Kennedy Simmonds |
| Preceded by | Ada Mae Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Buchanan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1941 Nevis |
| Died | 12 April 2019 (aged 78) |
| Political party | Nevis Reformation Party |
Herman W. Liburd, JP, was a politician from Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Liburd was born in Nevis on 2 April 1941. He was a lawyer by profession, newspaper columnist, and legal advisor of the Nevis Island Administration.[1] He had law degrees from University of Toronto in 1973 and Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago in 1978.[2]
Liburd was the Speaker of House of Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Anguilla from 1980[1] to 1983.[3] He led the legislature during the coalition of People's Action Movement and Nevis Reformation Party.[1] Ivan Buchanan replaced him as the speaker, and Liburd became Nevis' solicitor general.[3]
He died on 12 April 2019.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis will accord an Official Funeral to the late Herman W. Liburd, Esq., J.P., who served as Honourable Speaker". NevisPages.com. 1 May 2019.
- ^ "LiburdLaw - Herman W. Liburd (1941 - 2019)". www.liburdlaw.com.
- ^ a b Caribbean dateline. Vol. 4–7. A. Day. 1983.