List of prime ministers of Saint Lucia
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This is a list of prime ministers of Saint Lucia. The prime minister is the head of government of Saint Lucia. The prime minister heads the executive branch and chairs the cabinet.
Constitutional basis
Section 60 of the Constitution of Saint Lucia provides that the prime minister must be a member of the House of Assembly and that the governor-general shall "appoint a member of the House who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the members of the House", or if the House is dissolved, "a person who was a member of the House immediately before the dissolution". The same section requires the governor-general to remove the prime minister from office if a resolution of no confidence is passed and the prime minister does not resign within three days. The office of prime minister also becomes vacant if the holder ceases to be a member of the House of Assembly.[1]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
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- Status
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Chief ministers of Saint Lucia (1960–1967)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Ref. | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 1 | File:No image.png | George Charles (1916–2004)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1961 | 1 January 1960 | April 1964 | Script error: No such module "age". | SLP | [2] |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 2 | File:John Compton 1986.png | John Compton (1925–2007)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1964 | April 1964 | 1 March 1967 | Script error: No such module "age". | UWP | [2] |
Premier of Saint Lucia (1967–1979)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 1 | File:John Compton 1986.png | John Compton (1925–2007)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1969 1974 |
1 March 1967 | 22 February 1979 | Template:Ayd | UWP | [2] |
Prime ministers of Saint Lucia (1979–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Ref. | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 1 | File:John Compton 1986.png | John Compton (1925–2007)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 22 February 1979 | 2 July 1979 | Template:Ayd | UWP | [2] |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 2 | File:No image.png | Allan Louisy (1916–2011)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1979 | 2 July 1979 | 4 May 1981 | Template:Ayd | SLP | [2] |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 3 | File:No image.png | Winston Cenac (1925–2004)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 4 May 1981 | 17 January 1982 | Template:Ayd | SLP | [2] |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | — | File:No image.png | Michael Pilgrim (born 1947)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 17 January 1982 | 3 May 1982 | Template:Ayd | PLP | [2][3] |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:John Compton 1986.png | John Compton (1925–2007)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1982 1987 (6 Apr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1987 (30 Apr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1992 |
3 May 1982 | 2 April 1996 | Template:Ayd | UWP | [2] |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 4 | File:No image.png | Vaughan Lewis (born 1940)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 2 April 1996 | 24 May 1997 | Template:Ayd | UWP | [2] |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 5 | File:Kenny Anthony, Sta. Lucía.jpg | Kenny Anthony (born 1951)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1997 2001 |
24 May 1997 | 11 December 2006 | Template:Ayd | SLP | [2] |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:John Compton.png | Sir John Compton (1925–2007)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2006 | 11 December 2006 | 7 September 2007<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[†] | Template:Ayd | UWP | [2][4] |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 6 | File:Stephenson King.png | Stephenson King (born 1958)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 7 September 2007 | 30 November 2011 | Template:Ayd | UWP | [2] |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:Kenny Anthony, Sta. Lucía.jpg | Kenny Anthony (born 1951)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2011 | 30 November 2011 | 7 June 2016 | Template:Ayd | SLP | [2] |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 7 | File:AllenChastanet2017(cropped).jpeg | Allen Chastanet (born 1960)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2016 | 7 June 2016 | 28 July 2021 | Template:Ayd | UWP | [5] |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:Philip J Pierre Christmas 2020 (cropped).png | Philip J. Pierre (born 1954)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2021 2025 |
28 July 2021 | Incumbent | Template:Ayd | SLP | [6] |
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Timeline
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the prime ministers of Saint Lucia. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
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The following chart lists prime ministers by lifespan (living prime ministers on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.
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See also
References
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