Hilson Baptiste

Hilson Baptiste was an Antiguan United Progressive Party politician, who was elected as Member of Parliament for St. Mary's South in the 1994, 1999, 2004, and 2009 general elections.

Life and career

Baptiste was born on 14 October 1947. In 2009, as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, he launched the Seafood Festival to instill a sense of pride and unity within the community while encouraging the public to eat more seafood.
On 18 January 2017, he was found guilty of assaulting a police officer and was ordered to pay him $500.
On 21 August 2023, Baptiste suffered a major stroke causing him aphasia.
Baptiste died in Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda on 23 April 2025, at the age of 77.