Henckell Christian Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Henckell L. Christian. Find a Grave. 25 July 2024.
  2. Web site: 1970 General Election Results - Electoral Office . www.electoraloffice.gov.dm.
  3. Web site: 1975 General Election Results - Electoral Office . www.electoraloffice.gov.dm.
  4. Web site: FROM THE ARCHIVES: An old soldier, World War II veteran, Wendell Christian remembers the Hurricane of 1930 . dominicanewsonline.com.
  5. Web site: Caribbean yearbook . en . 1971.
  6. Web site: West Indies Year Book . Caribook Limited . en . 1977.
  7. Web site: Caribbean News . en . 1978.
  8. Web site: Our Dominican Writers- Home Page . www.oocities.org.
  9. Web site: ISBD view › Dominica Library and Information Service - DLIS catalog . www.library.dlis.gov.dm.
  10. Gabriel Christian, "The Interwar Years & the Caribbean Soldier in Social Transformation: A DOMINICAN PERSPECTIVE", p. 6, note 9.