Jonel Powell

Jonel Powell is a Kittitian attorney and former People's Action Movement politician who was a Member of Parliament and cabinet minister from 2020 until 2022.

Early life and legal career Powell grew up and completed his education in Saint Kitts. He then worked at the Royal Bank of Canada in Saint Kitts for two years, before going on to study law in Barbados at the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill) from 2003 to 2006, and then from 2006 to 2008 he attended the Norman Manley Law School to pursue a Legal Education Certificate. He then practiced offshore, commercial and corporate litigation law in Anguilla. In 2011, he returned to Saint Kitts and Nevis to become the managing partner of a law firm, Grant, Powell & Co, which he co-founded with Lindsay Grant. Following the election result, in which PAM and its allies in Team Unity successfully won a majority,

In the 2020 general election, Powell again ran as the PAM candidate for the Saint Christopher #2 constituency. He was successfully elected to serve as its Member of Parliament, gaining the seat from Labour with 1,654 votes to Labour MP Marcella Liburd's 1,422 votes. Following the election, Powell was appointed to serve in the cabinet as Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture. In May 2022, Powell was one of six ministers removed from office following disagreements by the PAM and CCM party leaders with Prime Minister Harris. Harris also dissolved parliament and called a snap election. In May 2025, he announced he would not contest a future general election.

Post-political career In 2024, Powell was listed as a legal practitioner with an active practicing certificate in Saint Kitts and Nevis, and is currently a managing partner at Grant, Powell & Co.