Henckell Christian

Henckell Lochinvar Christian MBE^[1] (1910 – 1998)^[2] was a Dominican politician from the Dominica Labour Party.

Henckell Lochinvar Christian
Deputy Prime Minister of Dominica
In office November 1978 – 16 June 1979
Prime Minister	Patrick John
Succeeded by	Michael Douglas
Deputy Premier of Dominica
In office 31 March 1975 – November 1978
Premier	Patrick John
Preceded by	Thomas Etienne
Personal details
Born	1910
Died	1998 (aged 87–88)
Nationality	Dominica
Political party	Dominica Labour Party
Children	Pearle Christian
Relatives	Lemuel McPherson Christian (brother)

Biography

Christian studied sociology at London University. He worked as a teacher and later as a social worker.^[3]

Christian was elected to the House of Assembly of Dominica in 1970^[4] and 1975.^[5] He was minister of education and health in 1970s^[1] in the cabinet of Edward Oliver LeBlanc.^[6] Patrick John appointed him as the Deputy Premier^[7] in 1975, and Christian continued as the Deputy Prime Minister since independence in November 1978. He resigned alongside acting president Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue on 16 June 1979.^[8]

Christian published his memoirs (1920–1992) Gatecrashing into the Unknown in 1992.^[3][9][10]

Married to Muriel, nee Mathew, Henckell Christian was the father of Pearle Christian (third of the couple's four daughters), and the brother of Lemuel McPherson Christian, the composer of Dominica's national anthem "Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour".^[11][12]