Vance Amory

Vance Amory
Vance Amory
	Amory in 2018
2nd & 4th Premier of Nevis
	In office; 23 January 2013 – 29 October 2017
Preceded by	Joseph Parry
Succeeded by	Mark Brantley
	In office; 2 June 1992 – 11 July 2006
Preceded by	Simeon Daniel
Succeeded by	Joseph Parry
Personal details
Born	Vance Winkworth Amory; 22 May 1949 (age 72); , Gingerand, Nevis
Political party	Concerned Citizens' Movement
Alma mater	University of the West Indies
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break googly
Domestic team information
1968/69–1980/81	Leeward Islands
1969/70–1980/81	Combined Leeward and Windward Islands
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive, 14 October 2011

Vance Winkworth Amory (born 22 May 1949) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis politician and former cricketer. He served two terms as Premier of Nevis, from 1992 to 2006 and from 2013 to 2017,^[1] and served as the Minister of Sports in the Nevis Island Administration.^[2] He founded and led the Concerned Citizens' Movement.^[3] The airport in Nevis, Vance W. Amory International Airport, bears his name.

Early life and career[]

Amory was born on 22 May 1949 in Rawlins Village.^[4] He received his elementary, primary and secondary school education in Nevis.^[4] He has been an active member of a local church in Nevis since childhood.^[4]

Amory was known for his fondness for the game of cricket.^[4] He was a West Indies cricketer who played for the Combined Islands and the Leeward Islands.^[2] He suffered injuries, including a broken nose; that caused him to be lifted off the cricket field.^[4]

Amory was known to excel academically, obtaining passes in 5 out of available 7 GCE 'O' level subjects at Charlestown Secondary School.^[4] He subsequently achieved his ‘A' grade levels in St. Kitts, went on to University of the West Indies at Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree.^[4] Then he returned home to continue teaching students at Charlestown Secondary School in 1973.^[4]

Transferred to Gingerland Secondary School, 1974–1977 and for 6 months during that period, took on the additional responsibility as acting headmaster while fulfilling his role as teacher, without additional compensation.^[4] At the age of 28, he became the youngest headmaster of Charlestown Secondary School.^[4] He took an institution that was lagging seriously behind and almost single-handedly restored acceptable grades and credibility.^[4] The transition from GCE ‘O' levels to CXC and the newly introduced sports programs were among some of the challenges that he overcame, despite serious opposition from others.^[4] He assisted greatly with the education improvement of thousands during his days as teacher and principal.^[4]

Between 1981 and 1983 Amory was manager of the St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla National Bank, during which time he aided many individuals in obtaining well needed financing.^[4] That Bank was relatively new on Nevis and had its early difficulties.^[4] Nevis residents were very cautious in doing business with the institution and Amory set his mind to change this.^[4] The bank thereafter experienced healthy financial growth.^[4] He was also instrumental in overseeing the purchase of the land on which National Bank sits today.^[4]

Politics[]

In 1983, Amory applied for and successfully received a position in the finance department of the Nevis Island Government.^[4] He was then promoted to Permanent Secretary in Finance, under the premiership of Dr. Simeon Daniel.^[4] It was from that position that Amory learned the ins and outs of governance.^[4] He took study leave in September 1986 to further his education at University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix campus.^[4] He resigned his position in December of that year and reported that he wanted to dedicate himself for the betterment of Nevis.^[4]

In 1987 he organised a political party, the Concerned Citizens Movement.^[4] In 1992, he became Premier of Nevis and served until 2006.^[4] His transformation of the face of Nevis can be seen in many facets. He played a substantial role in securing the funding for the construction of the airport.^[4] There were numerous regulatory obstacles strewn in path of the airport development and numerous delays by the Basseterre Government (in Saint Kitts) in extending a loan guarantee.^[4] His commitment to the successful completion of the project is one reason that the airport bears his name.^[4] He served a second term from 2013 to 2017.

References[]

^ "Index Am-Aq". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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Political offices
Preceded by Simeon Daniel	Premier of Nevis 1992–2006	Succeeded by Joseph Parry
Preceded by Joseph Parry	Premier of Nevis 2013–2017	Succeeded by Mark Brantley

[1] "Index Am-Aq". Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[netnews-2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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