V. Nazim Burke is a Grenadian Attorney-at-Law, Economist, University Lecturer and Politician. He holds a Bachelors Degree (B.A. (Hons.) ) in economics from Concordia University in Canada (1980) and a Masters Degree (M.A.) in economics from the University of Windsor (1985), with special emphasis on International Development. In addition, he holds a Bachelors degree in Law (LL.B.) from the Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Canada (1988) and completed his Masters of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Queens University in Canada in 1994, with special emphasis on International Financial Services Law. Over the past thirteen (13) years, he has been actively involved in the politics of Grenada. Between 2003 and 2013, he served as an elected Member of the House of Representatives (MP) of the Parliament of Grenada. In July 2008, he was appointed the Minister of Finance, Planning, Economy, Energy and Cooperatives of Grenada, a position he held until February 2013, when there was a change of Government in Grenada. In addition, he served as the Minister of Foreign Trade of Grenada between July 2008 and July 2009. Between July 2008 and February 2013, Mr. Burke also served as the Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Grenada. Since leaving government, Mr. Burke has co-founded the firm of Lex Fidelis Chambers, a full service law firm. His own practice focuses primarily on Corporate Commercial Law and Civil Litigation. Mr. Burke is also presently engaged as a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law , Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) where he teaches Offshore Financial Law. Mr. Burke is presently an Opposition Senator in the Upper House (Senate) of the Parliament of Grenada. He was recently elected Political Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the main opposition party in Grenada.
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