{{Short description|Deputy Governor-General for Nevis}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Her Honour | name = Hyleeta Liburd | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|country=GBR|OBE}} {{post-nominals|size=100%|country=KNA|unlinked=MH}} | image = | office = Deputy Governor-General for Nevis | monarch = Elizabeth II<br>Charles III | governor-general = Tapley Seaton<br>Marcella Liburd | deputy = | premier = Mark Brantley | term_start = 1 September 2018 | term_end = | predecessor = Marjorie Morton | successor = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | education = | website = | caption = }}
'''Hyleeta Liburd''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} {{post-nominals|country=KNA|unlinked=MH}} (also spelt '''Hyleta Liburd''') is a Nevisian public servant who is the current Deputy Governor-General for Nevis, having served in the role since September 2018.
==Career in education== Prior to becoming Deputy Governor-General, Liburd had worked in education for thirty nine years in various different roles, including as a classroom teacher, principal education officer, education officer, and a headteacher.<ref name=OBE>{{cite web|url= https://www.nevispages.com/deputy-governor-general-mrs-hyleta-liburd-makes-queens-new-year-honours-list/|title= Deputy Governor General Mrs. Hyleta Liburd Makes Queen's New Year Honours List|website=Nevis Pages|date=3 January 2020|accessdate=29 October 2025}}</ref> In 2014, she was awarded a Nevis Island Administration Independence Award for her contributions to education.<ref name=Biography>{{cite web|url= https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/mrs-hyleta-liburd-to-be-sworn-in-tomorrow-as-nevis-new-deputy-governor-general/|title= Mrs. Hyleta Liburd to be sworn in tomorrow as Nevis' new Deputy Governor-General |website=Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer|date=30 August 2018|accessdate=29 October 2025}}</ref>
==Deputy Governor-General for Nevis== In August 2018, Liburd was announced as the new Deputy Governor-General for Nevis, being sworn in on 31 August 2018 and taking office on 1 September 2018, succeeding acting Deputy Governor-General Marjorie Morton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/nevis-premier-welcomes-new-deputy-governor-general-for-nevis/|title=Nevis Premier welcomes new Deputy Governor General for Nevis|website=Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer|date=31 August 2018|accessdate=29 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=Biography/> Liburd is the second woman to hold the position, with her predecessor, Morton being the first woman to ever assume the duties of Deputy Governor-General (in an acting capacity).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nia.gov.kn/new-dgg-for-nevis-her-honour-hyleta-liburd-accepts-position-with-humility-and-pride/|title= New DGG for Nevis Her Honour Hyleta Liburd accepts position with humility and pride|website=Nevis Island Administration|date=31 August 2018|accessdate=29 October 2025}}</ref> In the 2020 New Year Honours, Liburd was awarded an OBE for public service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62873/supplement/N61 |title=Ordinary Officer of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order|website=The London Gazette|date=28 December 2019|accessdate=29 October 2025}}</ref>
==Awards==
*Saint Kitts and Nevis Medal of Honour, 2005<ref name=Biography/> *Nevis Island Administration Independence Award, 2014<ref name=Biography/> *Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), 2020<ref name=OBE/>
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