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Government House is the official residence of the governor-general of Saint Lucia. The house is located on the crest of Morne Fortune , near Castries . The first Government House that was built on this site was destroyed by a hurricane in 1817, before its completion.
On 29 July 2021, Philip Joseph Pierre was sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister of St Lucia since independence in 1979. St Lucia Labour Party (SLP), led by Pierre, reached a clear victory in general election. The previous SLP administration, led by Kenny Anthony, was during the period 2011-16. The United Workers Party (UWP) governed during the ...
The Parliament of Saint Lucia is the bicameral legislative branch of the government of Saint Lucia. It consists of the King , who is represented by the governor general , and the 2 parts of the legislature , the Senate and the House of Assembly .
The Senate of Saint Lucia is the upper house of the Parliament of Saint Lucia.It has 11 appointed members. All members are appointed by the Governor-General, of which 6 are appointed on the Prime Minister's advice, 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and 2 independent members which the Governor-General appoints using his or her own judgment.
The governor-general also has a ceremonial role: hosting events at the official residence—Government House in the capital, Castries—and bestowing honours to individuals and groups who are contributing to Saint Lucia and to their communities. When travelling abroad, the governor-general is seen as the representative of Saint Lucia and its ...
The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Saint Lucia, elected by popular vote.The upper house is the Senate.It has 17 or 18 members: 17 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, and a speaker elected by the 17 members, who may be one of their number or a person chosen from outside the House.
The monarchy of Saint Lucia is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Saint Lucia. The current monarch and head of state, since 8 September 2022, is King Charles III .
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".