Robin Yearwood
Sir Robin Yearwood | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 24 March 2004 – 5 January 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Baldwin Spencer |
| Succeeded by | Steadroy Benjamin |
| Member of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda | |
| In office 18 February 1976 – 18 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Sheppard |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Constituency | St. Philip's North |
| Finance Minister of Antigua and Barbuda | |
| In office 2003–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Lester Bird |
| Succeeded by | Errol Cort |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda | |
| In office 9 September 2002 – March 2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Willmoth Daniel |
| Minister of Aviation, Public Information and Public Utilities | |
| In office 1 January 1987 – 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Vere Bird, Jr. |
| Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries | |
| In office 29 May 1980 – 1 January 1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1944 |
| Party | Antigua Labour Party |
| Spouse |
Christiana Yearwood
(m. 1981; div. 2008) |
| Profession | politician |
Sir Robin Yearwood KGCN (b. 1 September 1944) is an Antiguan politician and member of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP). Entering Parliament in 1976, Yearwood served as Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries in the ALP administration until a cabinet reshuffle in 1987 saw him take over Vere Bird, Jr.'s portfolio for Aviation, Public Information and Public Utilities. Despite a failed attempt to oust the Prime Minister he retained this position, and kept it when he became Deputy Prime Minister on 9 September 2002 and Minister of Finance a year later. Following the ALP's loss in the 2004 election, Yearwood was one of only three ALP members left in the lower house, and became Leader of the Opposition. He held this position until 2006, when he was replaced with Steadroy Benjamin.
Until February 2026, Yearwood was the longest serving legislator in the Caribbean and the Commonwealth. On 18 February 2026, he celebrated his fiftieth anniversary of parliamentary service at a special sitting in his honour. He resigned at the end of the sitting.