Patrice Nisbett
Saint Kitts and Nevis politician
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Patrice Nisbett (born 5 September 1971) is a Nevisian politician and lawyer. He was a Nevis Reformation Party member of the National Assembly from 2000 to 2020, and served as a cabinet minister from 2010 to 2015.
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Patrice Nisbett | |
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| Foreign Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| In office February 2013 – February 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Denzil Douglas |
| Attorney General of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| In office February 2010 – January 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Denzil Douglas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1971 |
| Party | Nevis Reformation Party |
| University of the West Indies, Hugh Wooding Law School | |
Early life and education
Nisbett was born in Saint James Windward Parish, Nevis, on 5 September 1971.[1] From 1990 to 1993, he studied law at the University of the West Indies, and from 1993 to 1995 attended the Hugh Wooding Law School.[1]
Career
In 1995, he qualified as a barrister-at-law in Saint Kitts and Nevis and practiced law with the Nisbett law firm until 2006.[1]
In the 2000 general election, Nisbett was elected to the National Assembly as a Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) candidate for the constituency consisting of the Saint James Windward and Saint Thomas Lowland parishes.[2][1][3] In the 2001 Nevis Island Assembly election, he unsuccessfully ran for election to the Nevis Island Assembly, losing to Jean Harris.[4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 2004 general election, and was then appointed as Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.[1] He sought election to the Nevis Island Assembly in the 2006 Nevis election but was unsuccessful.[5]
In the 2010 general election, Nisbett was re-elected to the National Assembly.[6] In February 2010, Nisbett was appointed by the prime minister, Denzil Douglas, to serve in the Labour-led government as Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs and Attorney General of Saint Kitts and Nevis.[3] In the 2011 and 2013 Nevis Island Assembly elections, Nisbett unsuccessfully stood for election to the Nevis Island Assembly.[7][8]
In January 2013, he stopped serving in the federal government as Attorney General but remained as Justice and Legal Affairs minister.[3] In February 2013, he was then also appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security and Labour.[9][10][11]
In the 2015 election, Nisbett held onto his seat, however, the Labour-NRP government lost to the Team Unity alliance and were returned to the opposition.[12] In 2016, the NRP passed a resolution stopping party members from holding elected office in both the National Assembly and Nevis Island Assembly, preventing Nisbett from being able to contest the following Nevis Island Assembly election.[13]
In the 2020 general election, he lost his seat to Alexis Jeffers of the Concerned Citizens' Movement.[14] As of June 2024, Nisbett was listed as a legal practitioner with an active practicing certificate.[15]