Ernest Hilaire

Ernest Hilaire is a Saint Lucian politician who is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information.[4] Hilaire also serves as the 1st Deputy Political Leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party.[5] Hilaire serves in the House of Assembly as the representative for Castries South. Hilaire is the former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom for Saint Lucia.[6] He served in opposition from 2016[7] till the landslide victory of the Saint Lucia Labour Party in the 2021 general election.[8]

The Right Honourable
Ernest Hilaire
MP
Hilaire in 2018
Deputy Prime Minister
Assumed office
7 January 2022
Prime MinisterPhilip Pierre
Preceded byVacant
Member of Parliament for Castries South
Assumed office
6 June 2016
Preceded byRobert Kennedy Lewis
1st Deputy Leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party [1]
Assumed office
28 September 2019
Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information
Assumed office
5 August 2021 [2]
Personal details
Political partySaint Lucia Labour Party
EducationUniversity of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Darwin College, Cambridge, London School of Economics and Political Science
Websitehttps://ernesthilaire.com [3]

Education

In the 1990s Hilaire obtained a Bachelor of Science degree[9] at the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies.[6] Hilaire made the decision to move from a strictly Sociology major to a double major in Political Science and Sociology.[9] Hilaire served one year as a Foreign Service Cadet and went on to achieve his Master of Philosophy Degree in 1995 with a distinction in International Relations from Darwin College, Cambridge University, England. Hilaire also obtained a PhD from London School of Economics in 2006 with a thesis titled International relations and the shaping of state-societal relations - A postcolonial study.[10][11]

Post career

Hilaire served as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 1999.[12] Hilaire became the Chief Executive Officer of The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on 1 October 2009.[10] He would later leave the post to obtain a diplomatic posting in London in September 2012.[13]

Hilaire was appointed Deputy Prime Minister on 7 January 2022.[14]

References
  1. "Hilaire, Edward elected SLP Deputy Political Leaders". Loop News. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. "Cabinet of Ministers revealed at swearing-in ceremony". St. Lucia Times. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. "Ernest Hilaire Launches Newly Designed Website Ahead Of Elections". St. Lucia Times. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. "Cabinet of Ministers revealed at swearing-in ceremony | Loop St. Lucia". Loop News. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. Editorma (1 October 2019). "St Lucia Labour Party gears up for general election". Caribbean News Global. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. "Ernest Hilaire - From Cadet to High Commissioner - A Dream Fulfilled | International Magazine Kreol". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. "UWP wins Saint Lucia elections". St. Lucia Times News. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. "SLP Wins Landslide Victory In Saint Lucia Elections". St. Lucia Times News. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  9. "Jamaica Gleaner Online". old.jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  10. "Hilaire confirmed as new WICB CEO". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  11. Hilaire, Ernest (2006). International relations and the shaping of state-societal relations - A postcolonial study (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  12. "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. "Hilaire to quit top WICB job for diplomatic posting". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  14. "Hilaire responds to Chastanet's criticism of Deputy PM appointment | Loop St. Lucia". Loop News.


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