The Honourable
Willard Wheatley
Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands
In office
2 June 1971 – 12 November 1979
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorDerek George Cudmore
Walter Wilkinson Wallace
James Alfred Davidson
Preceded byLavity Stoutt
Succeeded byLavity Stoutt
Personal details
Born(1915-07-16)16 July 1915
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Died22 January 1997(1997-01-22) (aged 81)
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Political partyVI Democratic Party
United Party

Willard Wheatley MBE (16 July 1915 – 22 January 1997) was a British Virgin Islands 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 Wheatley, then Premier Orlando Smith made a commitment to provide public funds to memorialise his achievements and for a book about his life to be published.[1]

His grandson Natalio Wheatley became Premier of the British Virgin Islands in May 2022.

Electoral history

Willard Wheatley electoral history
YearDistrictPartyVotesPercentageWinning/losing marginResult
19716th DistrictIndependent------Won
19756th DistrictBVI United Party31952.7%+33Won
19798th DistrictBVI United PartyUnopposedWon
19838th DistrictBVI United PartyUnopposedWon
19868th DistrictBVI United Party16647.6%-12Lost
L. Walters
19908th DistrictProgressive People's Democratic Party13926.5%-175Lost
L. Walters
1995At-largeIndependent2651.36%-1,123*Lost
* For at-large candidates (general elections) who won, this is the vote differential from the 5th placed candidate (i.e. the candidate with the highest number of votes who was not elected). For at-large candidates who lose, this is the vote differential from the 4th placed candidate (i.e. the candidate with the lowest number of votes who was elected).

Political offices

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Late leader saluted amid plans to record his legacy". BVI News. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.


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