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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".
Allen Michael Chastanet (born 20 November 1960 [2]) is a Saint Lucian businessman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Saint Lucia from 2016 to 2021. [3] He is currently the Leader of the Opposition of Saint Lucia and the political leader of the United Workers Party as well as the parliamentary representative for Micoud South constituency.
Ryan Charles (born 1986) – St Lucian, British based boxer, mother born in St Lucia [9] Allen Michael Chastanet (born 1960) – Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Sir Frederick Joseph Clarke (1912–1980) – St Lucia’s first native governor (1967–1973) [ 10 ]
Philip Joseph Pierre [5] (born 18 September [6] 1954) [7] is a Saint Lucian politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia since 28 July 2021. Pierre serves as the Minister for Finance, Economic Development and the Youth Economy. [8] He is the Leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party since 18 June 2016.
Saint Lucia's own order of chivalry, called the Order of Saint Lucia, was established on 13 December 1986 by warrant of the Queen of Saint Lucia under a royal sign manual. [47] The Saint Lucian monarch is the Sovereign of the order, while the governor-general serves as the chancellor. [ 48 ]
Saint Lucia is a Small Island Developing State, a designation similar to a developing country with a few substantial differences due to Saint Lucia's island nature. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] The service sector is the largest sector of the economy, accounting for 86.9% of GDP in 2020, followed by industrial and agricultural sectors at 10.9% and 2.2% ...
Politics of Saint Lucia takes place in the framework of an independent parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy, with King Charles III as its head of state, represented by a Governor General, who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet. The prime minister is the leader of the majority party of the house, and the cabinet ...
Name Took office Left office Notes Hon. Vincent Floissac 22 February 1979 1979 Hon. Calixte George 7 July 1979 1982 [1]Hon. Emmanuel Henry Giraudy, OBE June 1982 1993 Hon. Neville Cenac