Andrew Fahie

[6] He was appointed chairman of the Virgin Islands Party on 30 November 2016 after winning a leadership contest with incumbent leader, Julian Fraser.

[8] 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.

[9] On 28 April 2022, Fahie was arrested in the United States on charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering.

In the 2015 general election only two members of the Virgin Islands Party won their seats - Julian Fraser and Fahie.

[19] Fahie, when he was Leader of the Opposition, frequently commented that a Commission of Inquiry was needed into BVI Government corruption.

Two years after he was elected as Premier of the Virgin Islands, then-Governor Augustus Jaspert announced that there would be a Commission of Inquiry and the Report of that Inquiry was published in late April 2022, one day after Fahie's arrest in connection to drug trafficking, money laundering and terrorism financing.

Fahie led his party to victory in the 2019 British Virgin Islands general election, and was sworn in as Premier the following day.

In 2007 Fahie suffered a gunshot wound to his left leg during an attempted bank robbery.

[26] On 28 April 2022, Fahie was arrested by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Miami on charges related to money laundering, conspiracy to import 5 kg (11 lb) of cocaine, and planning to assist the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel in moving thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States for a percentage of the proceeds.