Janice Daniel-Hodge

The Honourable
Janice Daniel-Hodge
Leader of the Nevis Reformation Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 2020
Preceded byRobelto Hector
Member of the Nevis Island Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 January 2023
Preceded byAlexis Jeffers
ConstituencyDistrict 4 (Saint John's parish)
Personal details
PartyNevis Reformation Party
RelativesSimeon Daniel (father)

Janice Daniel-Hodge (born 17 April 1962 in England) is a businesswoman, politician and environmental consultant from Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Career

She graduated from St. Francis College in New York with a degree in biology. In 1987 she also acquired a degree from Alabama A&M University in microbiology. She also has a degree from the University of the Virgin Islands. She was a director and chairperson of The Bank of Nevis Ltd. from 2006 to 2016, and is currently a director at The Bank of Nevis International, Ltd.

In September 2020, she became the first female leader of a political party in the country, leading the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP). In 2021, she departed from the Bank of Nevis International to focus on her responsibilities as the NRP leader.

She led her party into the Saint Kitts and Nevis general election and the Nevis Island Assembly election in 2022.

In the 2022 Nevis Island Assembly election, she was elected as the member of the Nevis Island Assembly for District 4 (Saint James' parish), gaining the seat from the Concerned Citizens' Movement's Alexis Jeffers. She was sworn into office on 19 January 2023.

Family

She is the daughter of the former Premier of Nevis Simeon Daniel.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Candidate profiles: Meet Dr. Janice Daniel-Hodge". Nrpproject. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Janice Daniel, Daughter of National Hero is New Leader Of Nevis Opposition Party NRP. First Woman To Lead A Political Party In St. Kitts And Nevis". Times Caribbean Online. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "NRP Leader reflects on busy, fruitful first year" (PDF). Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  4. ↑ AdminControl (2021-08-14). "BANI announces departure of Janice Daniel Hodge". The St Kitts Nevis Observer. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  5. ↑ "Statement by Leader of the Nevis Reformation Party Dr Janice Daniel-Hodge". ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  6. ↑ Nevis Island Administration (13 December 2022). "Brantley-led CCM wins Nevis Island Assembly Elections". Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Government, Opposition MPs sworn in for the new parliamentary term of the Nevis Island Assembly". Nevis Island Administration. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Junior Minister of Gender Affairs on Nevis commends Dr. Janice Daniel-Hodge, first woman to lead a political party in SKN". NIA - Nevis Island Administration. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2022-08-03.