Ian Liburd

Ian "Patches" McDonald Liburd (born 1952) is a former politician, ambassador, and civil servant from Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Ian Liburd
Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations in New York
In office 18 January 2021 – 2022
Prime Minister	Timothy Harris Terrance Drew
Succeeded by	Nerys Dockery
Minister for Public Infrastructure, Urban Development, Transport and Post
In office 2015–2020
Prime Minister	Timothy Harris
Personal details
Born	1952 (age 72–73) Saint Kitts and Nevis
Political party	People's Action Movement
Alma mater	University of Bradford (MBA) University of Plymouth (PgD)

Early life and career

Liburd was born in 1952. He has an MBA from the University of Bradford Management School, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from the University of Plymouth, holds a membership of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI).^[1]

Political career

In the 2015 general election, Liburd was elected to the National Assembly as a People's Action Movement (PAM) Member of Parliament for the Saint Christopher #1 constituency. Following the election in which PAM and its allies in the Team Unity alliance successfully won a majority, Liburd was appointed to the Cabinet as Minister for Public Infrastructure, Post Urban Development, and Transport.^[2][3] He was not re-elected at the 2020 general election.^[4] In 2021, Liburd was appointed as the Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations in New York,^[5][6] succeeding Sam Condor. He was succeeded by Nerys Dockery as UN permanent representative in October 2022.