Andrew Fahie
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Born | 7 August 1970 |
Andrew Alturo Fahie is a British Virgin Islands politician who has been the Premier of the British Virgin Islands since 26 February 2019. He is also the chairman of the Virgin Islands Party in the British Virgin Islands. He is the elected member for the First District, a position which he has held since the 1999 general election. He was appointed chairman of the Virgin Islands Party on 30 November 2016 after winning a leadership contest with incumbent leader, Julian Fraser. On 6 February 2017 he was officially appointed Leader of the Opposition. On 25 February 2019 Fahie led his party to victory in the 2019 British Virgin Islands general election, and was sworn in as Premier the following day.
In April 2022, Fahie was arrested in the United States on charges related to drugs trafficking and money laundering.
He is often referred to by his nickname, the Brown Bomber.