From 1989 to 1991, Meade was director of development at the Ministry of Finance in Montserrat. He was a member of the National Progressive Party. In the
1996 election Meade won a seat in the
Legislative Assembly of Montserrat. During his tenure in the assembly he was leader of the opposition. From 2007 to 2009, he was Minister of Agriculture, Land, Housing and the Environment. Meade served as Chief Minister from 1991 to 1996, and from 2009 to the disestablishment of the office. He was the
Premier of Montserrat until 2014. He attended the
wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011. A
motion of no confidence against Meade failed by a 7 to 2 vote on 26 June 2012. Meade stepped down as the leader of the
Movement for Change and Prosperity after losing the
2014 election. The
United Alliance, under the leadership of Meade, won the
2024 election. ==Personal life==