Malcolm Guishard

Earl Malcolm Guishard (13 January 1952 - 11 June 2007) was a Nevisian politician from the Concerned Citizens' Movement.

Early life and career Guishard was born on 13 January 1952. He was educated at primary and secondary schools in Nevis, and studied Business Education at the Caribbean Union College in Trinidad. He taught from 1971 to 1975 at Gingerland Junior School and Gingerland High School. In 1975, he began working as an accountant at Higgs and Hill. In 1977, he became owner and manager of Hamilton Quarries, and from 1980 to 1985 he worked at Shell Antilles and Guianas Ltd as an accounts clerk.

Political career Nevis politics In the 1992 Nevis Island Assembly election, Guishard ran as a Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM) candidate and was successfully elected as a member of the Nevis Island Assembly, becoming the representative for the St John's constituency. He was subsequently appointed to serve in the Nevis Island Administration as Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Communications, Tourism, Agriculture, Housing, Culture and Information. He was re-elected in the 1997 and 2001 elections and served in the assembly and as a minister until 2006,

National politics In the 1989 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election, Guishard unsuccessfully stood for the CCM against Simeon Daniel. In the 1993 general election, Guishard was elected to the National Assembly to serve as a member of parliament, and was re-elected in the 1995, 2000 and 2004 elections. He represented the constituency covering the St John's and St Paul's parishes.

Personal life

Guishard was married and had children.