Order of the National Hero (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

The Order of the National Hero is the highest order of merit awarded by the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis.[1] The order was founded in 1998.[2] Recipients of this honour are styled as "The Right Excellent".

Order of the National Hero
Awarded by the Queen of St Kitts and Nevis
Type	National order
Established	1998
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Elizabeth II
Grand Master (ex officio)	Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Grades	Knight Commander of the Order of the National Hero
Statistics
Total inductees	5
Ribbon bar of the Order

Recipients

• 1998: Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, first Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis.[3]
• 2004: Paul Southwell, second Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
• 2004: Sir Joseph Nathaniel France, KCMG, CBE, politician and trade union leader.[3]
• 2013: Simeon Daniel, first Premier of Nevis.[4]
• 2015: Sir Kennedy Simmonds, KCMG, first Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis. He is the first living person to receive this honour.[5]

See also

• National Heroes Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "SKNVibes - St. Kitts and Nevis celebrates National Heroes Day". Sknvibes.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Nevisians elated at the announcement of Simeon Daniel as National Hero Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Sir Kennedy Simmonds Named 5th National Hero – ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation". Zizonline.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.