Community hub
Recent from talks
Contribute something
Nothing was collected or created yet.
Paul Chet Greene
View on WikipediaE. Paul Chet Greene (born 15 January 1964)[1][2] is a Member of the Antigua and Barbuda House of Representatives, and a Cabinet Minister.[3]
Key Information
Early life
[edit]Chet was born and raised in Liberta.[4] He was educated at the Liberta Primary School and the All Saints Secondary School.[5] Chet received a degree in sports administration from the Université de Poitiers in France.[4]
After becoming involved in sports administration, he served as Commissioner of Sports in the Ministry of Sports and was then appointed as President of the Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association.[4] He has continued to serve in this position as President, but faced significant calls to resign in 2016 after he agreed to a deal to sell tickets with a non-authorized 2016 Summer Olympics seller.[6]
Political career
[edit]Greene won the St. Paul constituency in the 2014 general election, defeating Elson Adams. Six days later, he was appointed Minister of Trade, Commerce and Industries, Sports, Culture, Community Services.[3] Greene served as Chairman of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party at the time of his appointment as minister.[7]
He won his seat again in the 2018 election and was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Immigration[3] on 22 March 2018, by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, one day after the 2018 parliamentary elections. During his time as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he has criticized the G20's "Call to Action on Global Governance Report", as he stated it must address climate change and small island developing states.[8] In 2025, he affirmed that he would maintain strong ties to the U.S., and called for Antiguans and Barbudans to comply with U.S. immigration laws following mass deportations.[9]
Greene was elected again to the House of Representatives in the 2023 general elections for the St. Paul Constituency and confirmed as Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Immigration in the Government of the Prime Minister Gaston Browne.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Index Gr-Gy".
- ^ "Foreign ministers A-D".
- ^ a b c "Government of Antigua and Barbuda". ab.gov.ag.
- ^ a b c "Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party » Sen. Chet Greene". 27 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-27.
- ^ "Caribbean Elections - HOME". www.caribbeanelections.com.
- ^ Butler, Nick (6 January 2016). "Calls grow for Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association President to step-down over ticket allegations". Inside The Games. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association President given senior Government role". Inside The Games. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ Sylvester, Jerry (26 September 2024). "Antigua and Barbuda's Foreign Affairs Minister Engages in Key Global Discussions". Antiguan Trumpet. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Foreign minister urges compliance amid tougher US immigration rules". The Daily Herald. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2023-01-19). "ABLP claims narrow victory at the polls - Antigua News !". Retrieved 2025-01-30. Antigua.news