Ezechiel Joseph Explained

Party:United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)
Termend2:31 December 2015
Caption:Joseph in 2021
Termend1:26 July 2021
Termstart1:6 June 2016
Office4:Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Co-operatives
Termend4:26 July 2021
Termstart4:6 June 2016
Termstart2:12 January 2012
Birth Name:Ezechiel Joseph
Office2:Member of the Senate
Termend:2011
Termend3:2011
Termstart3:2006
Office3:Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Termstart:2006
Office:Member of Parliament for Babonneau
Preceded:Virginia Albert-Poyotte

Ezechiel Joseph is a Saint Lucian politician and former representative for the constituency of Babonneau and senator, for the United Workers Party in the House of Assembly.[1] Joseph served as the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Co-operatives[2] in his 2016 - 2021 tenure. Joseph lost his seat in the 2021 Saint Lucian General Election dubbed a landslide victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party.[3]

Political career

Joseph represented the constituency of Babonneau for the United Workers Party from 2006 to 2011 and from 2016 to 2021. Joseph won the seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006.[4] In the government of Prime Minister John Compton, sworn in on 19 December 2006, he was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.[5] Joseph lost the seat at the general election held on 28 November 2011.[6] He was sworn in as an opposition member of the Senate on 5 January 2012.[7] He resigned from the Senate effective 31 December 2015.[8] Joseph regained the Babonneau seat in the general election held on 6 June 2016 and served again as Minister for Agriculture.[9] [10] He was lost the seat again in the 2021 general election.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-07-27. Election Update 2021: Labour's Virginia Albert - Poyotte Wins. 2021-08-03. St. Lucia News From The Voice. en-US.
  2. Web site: Ezechiel Joseph serving as Acting Prime Minister for one day Loop St. Lucia. 2021-08-03. Loop News. en.
  3. Web site: 2021-07-27. SLP Wins Landslide Victory In Saint Lucia Elections. 2021-08-03. St. Lucia Times News. en-US. 28 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728065114/https://stluciatimes.com/slp-wins-landslide-victory-in-saint-lucia-elections/. dead.
  4. Web site: St Lucia legislative election of 11 December 2006 . Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. 1 September 2012.
  5. News: Anselma . Aimable . St Lucia swears in new government ministers . Caribbean Net News . 20 December 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071015124654/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000048/004841.htm . 15 October 2007 . 14 September 2020 .
  6. Web site: IT'S FINAL: SLP 11, UWP 6 . The Voice . 3 December 2011 . 1 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405070853/http://www.thevoiceslu.com/local_news/2011/december/03_12_11/ITS_FINAL.htm . 5 April 2012 .
  7. Web site: Parliament gets new and old faces! . St. Lucia Star . 9 January 2012 . Anatole, Elijah . 1 September 2012.
  8. Web site: Ezechiel Joseph resigns from the Senate . St. Lucia Times . 17 December 2015 . 14 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151224074424/http://stluciatimes.com/2015/12/17/ezechiel-joseph-resigns-from-the-senate . 24 December 2015 . dead .
  9. News: UWP wins Saint Lucia elections . St. Lucia Times . 6 June 2016 . 7 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160607065553/http://stluciatimes.com/2016/06/06/uwp-wins-saint-lucia-elections . 7 June 2016 . dead .
  10. News: This is the New St Lucia Cabinet . Caribbean Journal . 14 June 2016 . 3 August 2021.
  11. Web site: Election Update 2021: Labour’s Virginia Albert – Poyotte Wins . The Voice . 26 July 2021 . 3 August 2021.

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