Dr. the Hon. Denzil Llewellyn Douglas was sworn in as the Second Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis immediately following the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Partys impressive election victory in July 1995.
Re-elected in March 2000, Dr. Douglas’ St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party again won a resounding third term on October 25th with 7 of the 8 seats on St. Kitts in the 11-member St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly. Dr. Douglas is also Minister of Finance, Information, Technology and Sustainable Development, Tourism, Sports and Culture.

As Prime Minister, Dr. Douglas plays an active leadership role in many regional and international organizations. These include Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Organisation of American States (OAS) Commonwealth and the United Nations. He is the Prime Ministerial spokesman on HIV/AIDS and other health related matters in the CARICOM quasi Cabinet.
For this distinguished and unblemished record of service to humanity and for his leadership and tireless, progressive contributions to his country and to the entire Caribbean Community, Prime Minister Douglas was presented in November 2005 with a plaque by prominent United States Congressman, the Hon. Charles Rangel. He also made history by being the first Caribbean Leader to receive the Ghandi- King-Ikeda Peace Award.
A graduate of the University of the West Indies, Dr. Douglas obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in 1977 and his medical degree in 1984. He served as President of the St. Kitts-Nevis Medical Association in the late 1980s.