Portfolio Social Security, Social welfare, Consumer Affairs, Cooperatives, Credit Unions, Community Development, Housing, Insurance, Gender Affairs, Social Improvement, Single Parents, Poverty Eraadication, Care of the Elderly, Alliance for Social Well-Being, Citizens Welfare Division, Drug Rehabilitation Programme and

Reduction, Boys Training School, Independence Celebrationsm Disaster Preparedness, Rural Development, Local Government, Board of Guardians. Colin "Counselor" Derrick was born on 23rd November 1957 in Redruth, Cornwall, England. He attended the Foundation Mixed Primary School and the St. Joseph's Academy. He has obtained a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) and a Barrister-at-Law (Middle Temple Inn) and is now a lawyer by profession.

He was one of the founding members of the United Progressive Party.

He is now the Vice-chairman of the UPP and the party's candidate for the St. John's City West constituency. He is a member of the Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association, The Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association, the Spring Gardens Moravian Church and the Harmonites International Steel Orchestra.

He is the father of two; Zara and Kareem Derrick. He is ready willing and able to bring the right type of representation to the St. John's City West constituency.