Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Lucia

The Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Lucia is an additional portfolio usually given to a member of the Cabinet of Saint Lucia in order to deputize the Prime Minister. The prime minister might appoint a deputy prime minister in order to provide continuity.[1]

Deputy Premiers 1967-1979

Name Premier Took office Left office Party Notes
Hunter J. FrancoisJohn Compton19671972UWP[2][3] Resigned

Deputy Prime Ministers since 1979

Name Prime Minister Took office Left office Party Notes
George MalletJohn ComptonFebruary 1979July 1979UWP[4]
George OdlumAllan LouisyJuly 1979May 1981SLP[5]
Peter JosieWinston CenacMay 1981January 1982SLP[6]
-Michael PilgrimJanuary 1982May 1982
George MalletJohn ComptonMay 1982April 1996UWP[7]
Louis GeorgeVaughan LewisApril 1996May 1997UWP[8][9]
Mario MichelKenny AnthonyMay 1997December 2006SLP[10]
Lenard MontouteJohn ComptonDecember 2006September 2007UWP[11]
Lenard MontouteStephenson KingSeptember 2007November 2011UWP[12]
Philip J. PierreKenny AnthonyDecember 2011[13]June 2016SLP[14]
VacantAllen ChastanetJune 2016July 2021[15]
Ernest HilairePhilip J. Pierre7 January 2022IncumbentSLP[15]

See also

References

  1. "Appointment of a Deputy Prime Minister Not Farcical". St. Lucia News From The Voice. 15 January 2022.
  2. "Tribute to Hunter J. Francois". Saint Lucia - Access Government.
  3. "Why Caribbean News failed: Death of Regional Leader touted as Breaking News close to 18 hours after the fact". The Bajan Reporter. 8 September 2007.
  4. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments May-Aug 1979". The Center : Document Expediting (DOCEX) Project, Exchange and Gift Division, Library of Congress distributor ; National Technical Information Service distributor. 1979.
  5. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments May-Aug 1979". The Center : Document Expediting (DOCEX) Project, Exchange and Gift Division, Library of Congress distributor ; National Technical Information Service distributor. 1979.
  6. Midgett, Courtesy. "SAINT LUCIA'S ELECTORAL PROCESS 1951-1982" (PDF). University of Iowa.
  7. "How far have we come in 27 years? (Article Four) - Bridges to Nowhere". THE STAR - St Lucia. 23 December 2015.
  8. "Almanack for the Year of Our Lord ..." J. Whitaker & Sons. 1997.
  9. The Europa World Year Book 2003. Routledge. 2003. ISBN 9781857431971.
  10. "Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court". www.eccourts.org.
  11. "COMPTON UNLIKELY TO RETURN AS PM". www.grenadianconnection.com. Retrieved 18 May 2007.
  12. "Cab Sec and Public Service PS testify in Regis case". THE STAR - St Lucia. 10 January 2011.
  13. "HTS Channel 4: St Lucia News, Online News, Breaking News, Sports News, Live Radio". 5 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-05.
  14. "Hon. Philip J. Pierre: 25 years of sterling Representation to Castries East". St. Lucia News From The Voice. 22 May 2022.
  15. "Hilaire responds to Chastanet's criticism of Deputy PM appointment | Loop St. Lucia". Loop News.
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