Malcolm Guishard
Malcolm Guishard | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 2004 – 11 June 2007 | |
| Deputy Premier of Nevis | |
| In office June 1992 – July 2006 | |
| Premier | Vance Amory |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Earl Malcolm Guishard 13 January 1952 |
| Died | 11 June 2007 (aged 55) |
| Party | Concerned Citizens' Movement |
Earl Malcolm Guishard (13 January 1952 - 11 June 2007) was a Nevisian politician from the Concerned Citizens' Movement.
Early life and career
Guishard was born on 13 January 1952.[1] He was educated at primary and secondary schools in Nevis, and studied Business Education at the Caribbean Union College in Trinidad. He taught from 1971 to 1975 at Gingerland Junior School and Gingerland High School. In 1975, he began working as an accountant at Higgs and Hill. In 1977, he became owner and manager of Hamilton Quarries, and from 1980 to 1985 he worked at Shell Antilles and Guianas Ltd as an accounts clerk.[2]
Political career
Nevis politics
In the 1992 Nevis Island Assembly election, Guishard ran as a Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM) candidate and was successfully elected as a member of the Nevis Island Assembly, becoming the representative for the St John's constituency. He was subsequently appointed to serve in the Nevis Island Administration as Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Communications, Tourism, Agriculture, Housing, Culture and Information.[3][4] He was re-elected in the 1997 and 2001 elections and served in the assembly and as a minister until 2006,[4] when he lost his seat in that year's election and the CCM became the opposition.[5]
National politics
In the 1989 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election, Guishard unsuccessfully stood for the CCM against Simeon Daniel.[6] In the 1993 general election, Guishard was elected to the National Assembly to serve as a member of parliament, and was re-elected in the 1995, 2000 and 2004 elections.[7] He represented the constituency covering the St John's and St Paul's parishes.[3] In 2004, he became Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, serving in this role and as an MP until his death in 2007.[8][9]
Personal life
Guishard was married and had children.[4] On 11 June 2007, Guishard died aged 55,[1] after attending the Alexandria Hospital with shortness of breath following a routine swim at Gallows Bay.[3]
In December 2021, the Malcolm Guishard Recreational Park was opened, a recreational park in Nevis named after Guishard.[10]
References
- ^ a b "The State Service for the Hon. Malcolm Earl Guishard born January, 13, 1952 and died June, 11, 2007 was held at Grove Park in Charlestown on Wednesday morning". SKN Vibes. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Hon. Malcolm Guishard Dead at 55". FreedomSKN.com. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "GOODBYE GUISH". Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "A blanket of sadness covered Nevis on Monday, June, 11 as members of the general public mourned the loss of Leader of the Opposition Party, Hon. Malcolm Guishard". SKNVibes. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (July 11, 2006) -- The Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) led by Mr Joseph Walcott Parry was elected to run the affairs of Nevis for the next five years, ending their 15-year stint on the Nevis Island Assembly's opposition benches". SKNVibes. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (June 13, 2007)". SKN Vibes. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Sixth Anniversary of the passing of Hon. Malcolm Guishard". Nevis Pages. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "ST.KITTS-NEVIS OPENING OF NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WILL SEE HISTORIC BREACH OF PARLIAMENTARY CONVENTIONS". Times Caribbean Online. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "St. Kitts and Nevis' Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas says that the Federal Cabinet deeply regrets the untimely passing of Leader of the Opposition the Honourable Malcolm Guishard". SKN Vibes. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Malcolm Guishard Recreational Park Officially Opens". WinnFM.com. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2025.