Willard Wheatley
Willard Wheatley, MBE, LLD was an educator and politician who served two consecutive terms as the Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1971 to 1979. He was the second ever Chief Minister of the Territory, and the first ever minister of finance. He served as Chief Minister at the head of two different coalition governments: one as de facto leader of the United Party, and the other the VI Democratic Party.
At an event to commemorate what would have been the 100th birthday of Dr. Wheatley, current Premier Orlando Smith made a commitment to provide public funds to memorialise his achievements and for a book about his life to be published.Electoral history
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