Vere Bird

The Right Honourable

Sir Vere Bird

KNH
The Right Honourable; Sir Vere Bird; KNH
1st Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
	In office; 1 November 1981 – 9 March 1994
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Wilfred Jacobs; James Carlisle
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Lester Bird
Personal details
Born	9 December 1910; St. John's, British Leeward Islands
Died	28 June 1999 (aged 88); St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Political party	Labour

Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr., KNH (9 December 1910 – 28 June 1999) was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, replaced him as Prime Minister.

In 1994, he was made a Knight of the Order of the National Hero (KNH) by his native country Antigua and Barbuda.[1]

References

"Sir Lester Bird receives A&B's highest national honour". The Daily Observer. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

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[1] "Sir Lester Bird receives A&B's highest national honour". The Daily Observer. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.