John St. Luce Explained

Sir John St. Luce
Office1:Finance Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Primeminister1:Vere Bird
Term Start1:1978
Term End1:1982
Predecessor1:Reuben Harris
Successor1:Vere Bird
Office2:Finance Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Primeminister2:Vere Bird
Term Start2:1982
Term End2:1991
Predecessor2:Vere Bird
Successor2:Lester Bird
Office3:Finance Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Primeminister3:Lester Bird
Term Start3:1994
Term End3:1994
Predecessor3:Molwyn Joseph
Successor3:Molwyn Joseph
Office4:Finance Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Primeminister4:Lester Bird
Term Start4:1996
Term End4:2001
Predecessor4:Molwyn Joseph
Successor4:Lester Bird
Party:Antigua Labour Party
Term Start:1976
Term End:2004
Birth Name:John Eugene St. Luce
Birth Date:1940
Nationality:Antiguan
Profession:politician

Sir John Eugene St. Luce, KGCN,[1] (born 1940), is an Antiguan politician from the Antigua Labour Party (ALP). He attended the University of London and majored in economics and social sciences.[2] In 1971, he was appointed to the Senate.[3] In 1976, he was elected to the House of Representatives. He was subsequently re-elected until his retirement from active politics in 2004. He held several portfolios in the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda: Minister of Agriculture, Home Affairs, Health, Public Works, Public Utilities and Communications and Finance. He lost to Lester Bird when there was a vote for successor of Vere Bird as the chairman of the ALP.

He was knighted and received Order of Merit in 2017.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ten receive national awards; St Luce knighted . Antigua News Room . 1 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Sir John E. St. Luce . petrathespectator.com . 13 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Caribbean Elections Biography John St.Luce . caribbeanelections.com.
  4. Web site: One new Knight; nine others awarded . Antigua Observer Newspaper . 1 November 2017.