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Quick facts for kids Andrew Fahie
Fahie in 2021
Premier of the British Virgin Islands
In office 26 February 2019 – 5 May 2022
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Augustus Jaspert John Rankin
Preceded by	Orlando Smith
Succeeded by	Natalio Wheatley
Leader of the Opposition
In office 6 February 2017 – 21 December 2018
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	John Duncan Augustus Jaspert
Preceded by	Julian Fraser
Succeeded by	Ronnie Skelton
Personal details
Born	(1970-08-07) 7 August 1970 (age 55) Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Political party	Virgin Islands Party
Spouse	Sheila Elaine Forbes-Fahie
Children	2
Alma mater	Florida A&M University

Andrew Alturo Fahie (born 7 August 1970) is a politician from the British Virgin Islands. He served as the Premier of the British Virgin Islands from 2019 to 2022. The Premier is like the head of the government in the British Virgin Islands.

He was also the leader, or chairman, of the Virgin Islands Party from 2016 to 2022. This is one of the main political groups in the British Virgin Islands.

Andrew Fahie was a member of the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands for the First District from 1999 to 2022. The House of Assembly is where laws are made. He was removed from his role as Premier in May 2022 due to serious legal issues. He is sometimes called by his nickname, the Brown Bomber.

Early Life and Schooling

Andrew Fahie was born in 1970. His parents were Ernest Alturo Fahie and Iris Dorene Romney.

He finished BVI High School in 1986. After that, he studied at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas. He then earned a degree in Education from Florida A&M University in 1991.

After college, he worked as a Maths teacher at Elmore Stoutt High School.

Fahie is married to Sheila Fahie. They have two children.

Political Journey

Andrew Fahie first became a politician in 1999. He was elected as the representative for the 1st District when he was 28 years old. He held this position for many years.

He has served in important government roles before. From 2007 to 2011, he was the Minister for Education and Culture. From 2000 to 2003, he was the Minister for Health, Education and Welfare.

He was very popular in his district. He always won his elections by a large number of votes.

Becoming Leader of the Opposition

In the 2015 British Virgin Islands general election, only two members of the Virgin Islands Party won their seats. These were Julian Fraser and Andrew Fahie.

They both wanted to be the Leader of the Opposition. This person leads the political group that is not in charge of the government.

The rules said the Leader of the Opposition needed support from most of the opposition members. Since there were only two and they disagreed, it was a problem. The Governor, John Duncan, gave them time to decide. When they couldn't agree, the Governor chose Julian Fraser for the role.

Later, Andrew Fahie became the leader of the Virgin Islands Party. He then took over as the Leader of the Opposition.

He was replaced as Leader of the Opposition by Ronnie Skelton in December 2018. This happened after the ruling government party split into different groups.

When he was Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Fahie often said that an investigation was needed into government actions in the British Virgin Islands.

Serving as Premier

Andrew Fahie led his party to win the 2019 British Virgin Islands general election. He became the Premier the very next day.

He was removed from his position as Premier on 5 May 2022. This happened after the House of Assembly voted that they no longer had confidence in his government.

Leaving His Seat

He officially left his position as the representative for the First District on 24 November 2022. In his letter, he said he was leaving politics.

Electoral History

Andrew Fahie ran in several elections for the 1st District. He won most of them.