Reuben Meade
{{Short description|Montserratian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Reuben Meade
| image = Reuben Meade (cropped).jpg
| caption = Meade in 2009
| office = 1st Premier of Montserrat
| monarch = Charles III
| governor = Sarah Tucker
Harriet Cross
| term_start = 25 October 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Easton Taylor-Farrell
| successor =
| monarch1 = Elizabeth II
| governor1 = Adrian Davis
| term_start1 = 27 September 2011
| term_end1 = 12 September 2014
| predecessor1 = Himself as Chief Minister
| successor1 = Donaldson Romeo
| office2 = Chief Minister of Montserrat
| monarch2 = Elizabeth II
| governor2 = Peter Waterworth
| term_start2 = 10 September 2009
| term_end2 = 26 September 2011
| predecessor2 = Lowell Lewis
| successor2 = Himself as Premier
| monarch3 = Elizabeth II
| governor3 = David Taylor
Frank Savage
| term_start3 = 10 October 1991
| term_end3 = 13 November 1996
| predecessor3 = John Osborne
| successor3 = Bertrand Osborne
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|3|7|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Joan DelSol Meade
| party = United Alliance (since 2024)
| alma_mater = University of the West Indies
| otherparty = Movement for Change and Prosperity
}}
Reuben Theodore Meade (born 7 March 1954) is a British politician who has been Chief Minister and 1st Premier of Montserrat from 1991 to 1996, 2009 to 2014, and since 2024. He has been a member of the Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP), National Progressive Party, and United Alliance (UA). After losing the 2014 election he stepped down as leader of MCAP, but returned to politics as leader of the UA in the 2024 election.
Early life and education
Reuben Theodore Meade{{sfn|Meade is Montserrat’s first Premier|2011}} was born on 7 March 1954. He graduated from the University of the West Indies with a bachelor of general studies, from McGill University with a degree in agriculture economics, and from the University of Bradford with a degree in banking and finance.{{sfn|Caribbean Community}}
Career
From 1989 to 1991, Meade was director of development at the Ministry of Finance in Montserrat.{{sfn|Caribbean Community}} He was a member of the National Progressive Party.{{sfn|Former premier returns to active politics|2024}}
In the 1996 election Meade won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Montserrat. During his tenure in the assembly he was leader of the opposition. From 2007 to 2009, he was Minister of Agriculture, Land, Housing and the Environment.{{sfn|Caribbean Community}}
Meade served as Chief Minister from 1991 to 1996, and from 2009 to the disestablishment of the office.{{sfn|Caribbean Community}}{{sfn|Meade is Montserrat’s first Premier|2011}} He was the Premier of Montserrat until 2014.{{sfn|Former premier returns to active politics|2024}} He attended the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011.{{sfn|Royal wedding guest list|2011}} A motion of no confidence against Meade failed by a 7 to 2 vote on 26 June 2012.{{sfn|Martindale|2012}} Meade stepped down as the leader of the Movement for Change and Prosperity after losing the 2014 election.{{sfn|Election day in Montserrat|2019}}
The United Alliance, under the leadership of Meade, won the 2024 election.{{sfn|Former premier leads new party to victory|2024}}
Personal life
Meade is married.{{sfn|Caribbean Community}}
References
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Works cited
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=News=
- {{Cite news |date=18 November 2019 |title=Election day in Montserrat |work=Nation News |url=https://nationnews.com/2019/11/18/election-day-in-montserrat/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709044449/https://nationnews.com/2019/11/18/election-day-in-montserrat/ |archive-date=9 July 2025 |ref={{harvid|Election day in Montserrat|2019}}}}
- {{Cite news |date=26 October 2024 |title=Former premier leads new party to victory |work=The Gleaner |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/world-news/20241026/former-premier-leads-new-party-victory |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250531172100/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/world-news/20241026/former-premier-leads-new-party-victory |archive-date=31 May 2025 |ref={{harvid|Former premier leads new party to victory|2024}}}}
- {{Cite news |date=26 January 2024 |title=Former premier returns to active politics |work=The Gleaner |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/world-news/20240126/former-premier-returns-active-politics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127043207/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/world-news/20240126/former-premier-returns-active-politics |archive-date=27 January 2024 |ref={{harvid|Former premier returns to active politics|2024}}}}
- {{Cite news |date=27 September 2011 |title=Meade is Montserrat’s first Premier |work=Nation News |url=https://nationnews.com/2011/09/27/meade-is-montserrats-first-premier/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709044117/https://nationnews.com/2011/09/27/meade-is-montserrats-first-premier/ |archive-date=9 July 2025 |ref={{harvid|Meade is Montserrat’s first Premier|2011}}}}
- {{Cite news |date=26 October 2024 |title=Royal wedding guest list |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-13175842 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205001919/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-13175842 |archive-date=5 February 2023 |ref={{harvid|Royal wedding guest list|2011}}}}
- {{Cite news |last=Martindale |first=Carol |date=27 June 2012 |title=Meade survives no-confidence vote |work=Nation News |url=https://nationnews.com/2012/06/27/meade-survives-no-confidence-vote/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628210122/https://nationnews.com/2012/06/27/meade-survives-no-confidence-vote/ |archive-date=28 June 2022}}
=Web=
- {{Cite web |title=Montserrat |publisher=Caribbean Community |url=http://caricom.org/jsp/community/montserrat.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120150233/http://caricom.org/jsp/community/montserrat.jsp |archive-date=20 November 2010 |ref={{harvid|Caribbean Community}}}}
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