Malcolm Guishard

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]

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]

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]