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. 1 2 "Hilaire responds to Chastanet's criticism of Deputy PM appointment | Loop St. Lucia". Loop News.
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