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Ian Liburd

Ian "Patches" McDonald Liburd is a former politician, ambassador, and civil servant from Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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Ian Liburd
Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations in New York
In office
18 January 2021 – 2022
Prime MinisterTimothy Harris
Terrance Drew
Succeeded byNerys Dockery
Minister for Public Infrastructure, Urban Development, Transport and Post
In office
2015–2020
Prime MinisterTimothy Harris
Personal details
Born1952 (age 73–74)
PartyPeople's Action Movement
Alma materUniversity of Bradford (MBA)
University of Plymouth (PgD)

Ian "Patches" McDonald Liburd (born 1952) is a former politician, ambassador, and civil servant from Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Early life and career

Liburd was born in 1952. He has an MBA from the University of Bradford Management School, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from the University of Plymouth, holds a membership of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI).1

Political career

In the 2015 general election, Liburd was elected to the National Assembly as a People's Action Movement (PAM) Member of Parliament for the Saint Christopher #1 constituency. Following the election in which PAM and its allies in the Team Unity alliance successfully won a majority, Liburd was appointed to the Cabinet as Minister for Public Infrastructure, Post Urban Development, and Transport.23 He was not re-elected at the 2020 general election.4 In 2021, Liburd was appointed as the Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations in New York,56 succeeding Sam Condor. He was succeeded by Nerys Dockery as UN permanent representative in October 2022.

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