Michelle Slack-Clarke
The Honourable Michelle Slack-Clarke | |
|---|---|
| President of the Nevis Island Assembly | |
| Assumed office 19 January 2023 | |
| Premier | Mark Brantley |
| Preceded by | Farrel Smithen |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of the West Indies Norman Manley Law School University of London |
Michelle Jan Slack-Clarke is a Nevisian attorney and public servant who is the current President of the Nevis Island Assembly.
Legal career
In 2013, Slack-Clarke graduated from the University of the West Indies with an undergraduate law degree. She then attended the Norman Manley Law School.[1] In 2021, while working as an Associate Attorney-At-Law at Daniel, Brantley and Associates law firm, she received a Chevening Scholarship to study a Master of Laws in Drafting Legislation, Regulation and Policy at the University of London.[2] Slack-Clarke is currently a partner of the Walwyn, Slack-Clarke and White law firm.[3]
Nevis Island Assembly
Following the 2022 Nevis Island Assembly election, Slack-Clarke was announced as the new President of the Nevis Island Assembly (the presiding officer/speaker of the assembly). She was officially sworn into the role in the assembly term's first sitting on 19 January 2023.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Know Michelle Jan Slack, newly appointed president of Nevis Island Assembly". SKN News. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Michelle Slack named 2021 St. Kitts & Nevis Chevening Scholar". SKNIS. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Hon. Michelle Slack-Clarke". Walwyn Slack Clarke & White. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Michelle Jan Slack named president of Nevis Island Assembly". VON Radio. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Meet the Commonwealth's youngest Speakers". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "New President calls on MPs to be decent and respectful in their interactions in the Nevis Island Assembly". Nevis Island Administration. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2026.