Sir Edmund Lawrence

Who is Sir Edmund Lawrence?

Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence, GCMG, OBE is the current Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis. He was sworn in on 2 January 2013.

Sir Edmund Lawrence is the 3rd Governor General of the independent nation of St. Kitts and Nevis. He was sworn-in at midnight of 1 January 2013. He was born in St. Kitts on 14 February 1932. He is Methodist. Sir Edmund taught in elementary schools on the island between 1951 and 1954. He graduated from the University of London in 1966 with a degree in Economics.

Following his graduation from the University of London, Sir Edmund lectured at Walbrook College in London between 1967 and 1969. He returned to the Caribbean and began an illustrious career.

In 1970, Sir Edmund established the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Limited which has grown in assets from US$75 thousand to US$0.75 billion making it arguably be the largest indigenous bank in the Eastern Caribbean. Sir Edmund also established other institutions still in existence including the National Bank Trust Company in 1972, the National Caribbean Insurance Company in 1973, and the St. Kitts and Nevis Mortgage and Investment Company in 2001.