Reuben Meade | |
Office: | Premier of Montserrat |
Governor: | Adrian Davis |
Term Start: | 27 September 2011 |
Term End: | 12 September 2014 |
Predecessor: | Himself as Chief Minister |
Successor: | Donaldson Romeo |
Office1: | Chief Minister of Montserrat |
Monarch1: | Elizabeth II |
Governor1: | Peter Waterworth |
Term Start1: | 10 September 2009 |
Term End1: | 26 September 2011 |
Predecessor1: | Lowell Lewis |
Successor1: | Himself as Premier |
Monarch2: | Elizabeth II |
Governor2: | David Taylor Frank Savage |
Term Start2: | 10 October 1991 |
Term End2: | 13 November 1996 |
Predecessor2: | John Osborne |
Successor2: | Bertrand Osborne |
Birth Date: | 7 March 1954 Montserrat |
Spouse: | Joan DelSol Meade |
Party: | Movement for Change and Prosperity |
Alma Mater: | University of the West Indies |
Reuben Theodore Meade (born 7 March 1954)[1] is a retired politician from Montserrat who served as the island's first Premier between 2010 and 2014. He previously served as Chief Minister between 1991 and 1996 and 2009 to 2010. A member of the Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP), he previously led the now-defunct National Progressive Party.
He launched his election campaign (for the early general election of 8 September 2009) on 28 July 2009.[2] His party won the majority, garnering six of the nine seats up for grabs, while former chief minister Dr Lowell Lewis and two other independents took the remaining seats.[3] Meade was congratulated by his political opponent, Lewis, and said that the revival of the economy of Montserrat would be his main priority.[4]
The 2014 elections saw the defeat of the MCAP. Meade finished seventh in the vote total, retaining his seat in the Legislative Assembly.[5]