Andrew Fahie
Andrew Alturo Fahie (/fɔɪ/, born 7 August 1970) is a British Virgin Islands politician who served as Premier of the British Virgin Islands from 2019 to 2022. He was also the chairman of the Virgin Islands Party in the British Virgin Islands from 2016 to 2022. He was convicted of a range of charges relating to conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States in 2024.
Andrew Fahie | |
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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 | 7 August 1970 Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
| Political party | Virgin Islands Party |
| Spouse | Sheila Elaine Forbes-Fahie |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Florida A&M University |
Fahie was the elected House of Assembly member for the First District from 1999 to 2022. 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.
On 28 April 2022, Fahie was arrested in the United States on charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering. Shortly afterwards, on 5 May 2022, he was removed as Premier by a near-unanimous vote in the House of Assembly. He remained as the First District Representative until November 2022. He was convicted of all charges on 8 February 2024.
He is often referred to by his nickname, the Brown Bomber.