Henckell Lochinvar Christian | |
Office1: | Deputy Prime Minister of Dominica |
Primeminister1: | Patrick John |
Termstart1: | November 1978 |
Termend1: | 16 June 1979 |
Succeeded1: | Michael Douglas |
Office2: | Deputy Premier of Dominica |
Premier2: | Patrick John |
Termstart2: | 31 March 1975 |
Termend2: | November 1978 |
Preceded2: | Thomas Etienne |
Nationality: | Dominica |
Birth Date: | 1910 |
Party: | Dominica Labour Party |
Children: | Pearle Christian |
Henckell Lochinvar Christian MBE (1910 – 1998)[1] was a Dominican politician from the Dominica Labour Party.
Christian studied studied sociology at London University. He worked as a teacher and later as a social worker.
Christian was elected to the House of Assembly of Dominica in 1970[2] and 1975.[3] He was minister of education and health in 1970s[4] in the cabinet of Edward Oliver LeBlanc.[5] Patrick John appointed him as the Deputy Premier[6] 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.[7]
Christian published his memoirs (1920–1992) Gatecrashing into the Unknown in 1992.[8] [9]
He is the father of Pearle Christian.[10]