List of prime ministers of Saint Lucia

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List of prime ministers of Saint Lucia

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.

Quick Facts Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Style ...
Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
Pwèmyé Minis Sent Lisi
since 28 July 2021
StyleThe Right Honourable
ResidencePrime Minister’s Official Residence at Vigie, Castries
AppointerGovernor-General
Term lengthFive years
renewable
Formation22 February 1979
First holderJohn Compton
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
Salary136,849 Eastern Caribbean dollars/50,685 USD annually[1]
WebsiteGovernment website
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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.[2]

List of officeholders

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Chief ministers of Saint Lucia (1960–1967)

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No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Election Term of office Political party Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 George Charles
(1916–2004)
1961 1 January 1960 April 1964 4 years, 3 months SLP [3]
2 Thumb John Compton
(1925–2007)
1964 April 1964 1 March 1967 2 years, 11 months UWP [3]
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Premier of Saint Lucia (1967–1979)

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No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Election Term of office Political party Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Thumb John Compton
(1925–2007)
1969
1974
1 March 1967 22 February 1979 11 years, 358 days UWP [3]
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Prime ministers of Saint Lucia (1979–present)

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No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Election Term of office Political party Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Thumb John Compton
(1925–2007)
22 February 1979 2 July 1979 130 days UWP [3]
2 Allan Louisy
(1916–2011)
1979 2 July 1979 4 May 1981 1 year, 306 days SLP [3]
3 Winston Cenac
(1925–2004)
4 May 1981 17 January 1982 258 days SLP [3]
Michael Pilgrim
(born 1947)
17 January 1982 3 May 1982 106 days PLP [3][4]
(1) Thumb John Compton
(1925–2007)
1982
1987
(6 Apr.)

1987
(30 Apr.)

1992
3 May 1982 2 April 1996 13 years, 335 days UWP [3]
4 Vaughan Lewis
(born 1940)
2 April 1996 24 May 1997 1 year, 52 days UWP [3]
5 Thumb Kenny Anthony
(born 1951)
1997
2001
24 May 1997 11 December 2006 9 years, 201 days SLP [3]
(1) Thumb Sir John Compton
(1925–2007)
2006 11 December 2006 7 September 2007[†] 270 days UWP [3][5]
6 Thumb Stephenson King
(born 1958)
7 September 2007 30 November 2011 4 years, 84 days UWP [3]
(5) Thumb Kenny Anthony
(born 1951)
2011 30 November 2011 7 June 2016 4 years, 190 days SLP [3]
7 Thumb Allen Chastanet
(born 1960)
2016 7 June 2016 28 July 2021 5 years, 51 days UWP [6]
8 Thumb Philip J. Pierre
(born 1954)
2021 28 July 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 264 days SLP [7]
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Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Saint Lucia. They are listed in order of office (Compton and Anthony are shown in order of their first premierships).

Philip J. PierreAllen ChastanetStephenson KingKenny AnthonyVaughan LewisWinston CenacAllan LouisyJohn ComptonGeorge Charles

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