Nazim Burke was born on September 18 1956 in Belair Carriacou as Victor Gordon Burke and changed his name to Victor Nazim Gordon Burke. 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 Queen’s University in Canada in 1994, with special emphasis on International Financial Services Law.

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. In addition, he served as the Minister of Foreign Trade of Grenada between July 2008 and July 2009. Between July 2008 and February 2013, he also served as the Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Grenada.

As Minister of Finance and the Economy of Grenada, Mr. Burke served as Grenada’s Governor at several multilateral financial institutions, including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). In that ministerial role, he also served as a member of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) between 2008 and 2013. In February 2014 he was elected Political Leader.