Joseph Walcott Parry was born 2 February 1948 in Cotton Ground, educated in Charlestown Secondary School and obtained a

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degree in History and Economics at the

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. Mr. Parry served as President of Nevis Cricket association for over ten years, as Nevis representative on the

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for six years and represented

on the

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of Control.

Personal achievements

Joseph Parry spent most of his civil career as a teacher at the Charlestown Secondary School. On December the 31st 2009, ''Nevispages'' reported Joseph Walcott Parry as the "Man of the Year 2009". Criteria were based in the person or persons who most affected the news and lives if the Nevisians. In the private sector, Parry is a founding member and chairman of the

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Mutual Fund.

Political achievements

Joseph Parry was minister of planning, development, tourism, housing and labour from 1987 to 1992. He became the leader of

Nevis Reformation Party The Nevis Reformation Party is a Nevis-based political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The party currently holds none of the eleven seats in the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis, National Assembly. It is the official opposition party on ...

in 1992. Following the 1993 elections, he was appointed as Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism in the minority government with

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. Parry was

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from 11 July 2006 to 23 January 2013. In the 10 July 2006 Island Assembly election, Parry's NRP won three out of five seats, ending the 14-year rule of the

Concerned Citizens' Movement The Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM) is a Nevis-based political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Led by Mark Brantley, it is currently the largest party in Nevis, holding all three seats Nevisian seats in the National Assembly and three out of f ...

(CCM). In the 11 July 2011 Island Assembly election, Parry's NRP again won three out of five seats and was return to office for a second term. In the 22 January 2013 Island Assembly election, Parry's NRP won two out of five seats and therefore was succeeded as Premier by

Vance Amory Vance Winkworth Amory (22 May 1949 – 2 April 2022) was a Saint Kitts and Nevis politician and cricketer. He served two stints as Premier of Nevis, from 1992 to 2006 and from 2013 to 2017, and served as the Minister of Sports in the Nevis Isl ...

. Parry stepped down from party leadership in 2018. Joseph Parry was responsible for establishing the social security office and is considered the architect of the Nevis

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structure after Nevis' independence in 1983.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parry, Joseph 1948 births Living people Premiers of Nevis Nevis Reformation Party politicians University of the West Indies alumni Trade ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis Industry ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis