Mark Brantley

The Honourable Mark Brantley
Brantley in 2020
5th Premier of Nevis
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 December 2017
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Preceded by	Vance Amory
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 22 February 2015 – 10 May 2022
Prime Minister	Timothy Harris
Preceded by	Patrice Nisbett
Succeeded by	Vincent Byron
Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 October 2022
Preceded by	Denzil Douglas
In office 2007–2015
Preceded by	Malcolm Guishard
Succeeded by	Denzil Douglas
Personal details
Born	11 January 1969 (1969-01-11) (age 55) Saint George Gingerland Parish, British West Indies
Alma mater	University of the West Indies; Norman Manley Law School; University of Oxford (St Catherine's College)
Occupation	Politician, lawyer

Mark Anthony Graham Brantley (born 11 January 1969) is the Premier of Nevis, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and former Minister of Foreign Affairs for St Kitts and Nevis. On May 10, 2022, Dr Timothy Harris, having lost the support of the elected majority to function as Prime Minister and facing a historic Motion of No Confidence in the National Parliament, decided to dissolve the Parliament and purported to revoke the appointment of more than 50% of his former Cabinet, including Brantley.^[1] Brantley previously served as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2007 – 2015).  He is married and has 2 daughters. Brantley studied law at the University of the West Indies, obtained his Legal Education Certificate of Merit from Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica and also holds a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford, St. Catherine College. Prior to entering politics, Brantley worked as an attorney.