Nicholas Brathwaite

The Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Brathwaite OBE, PC
Prime Minister of Grenada
In office 16 March 1990 – 1 February 1995
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors General	Sir Paul Scoon Sir Reginald Palmer
Preceded by	Ben Jones
Succeeded by	George Brizan
Chairman of the Interim Advisory Council
In office 9 December 1983 – 4 December 1984
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Sir Paul Scoon
Preceded by	Hudson Austin
Succeeded by	Herbert Blaize
Member of Parliament for Carriacou and Petite Martinique
In office 1990–1995
Preceded by	Herbert Blaize
Succeeded by	Joan Purcell
Personal details
Born	(1925-07-08)8 July 1925 Carriacou, Grenada
Died	28 October 2016(2016-10-28) (aged 91) St. George's, Grenada
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Spouse	Pansy Brathwaite (?–2009; her death)

Sir Nicholas Alexander Brathwaite OBE, PC (8 July 1925 – 28 October 2016) was the head of government of Grenada for two periods, first as Chairman of the Interim Advisory Council (1983 to 1984) established after the United States invasion of Grenada, and later as Prime Minister from 1990 to 1995.

Brathwaite was born in Carriacou, Grenada. He received education from Teacher's Training College in Trinidad and University of the West Indies in Jamaica. Following the 1983 invasion of Grenada, Brathwaite, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), was appointed by Governor-General Sir Paul Scoon to reestablish the Grenadian government. Brathwaite became prime minister and chairman of the advisory council in December 1983, when American troops withdrew. He led Grenada's return to democracy, and served as prime minister for a year, until his party lost the December 1984 elections.

Brathwaite was elected as the leader of the NDC in 1989. The NDC won the 1990 elections, and he served as prime minister again from March 1990 to February 1995. He also held the portfolio of finance minister. He also served as foreign minister during some of that time. He resigned shortly before the 1995 elections, which the NDC lost.

He was appointed an OBE in 1975, and was knighted in 1995. He died on 28 October 2016 at the age of 91.