Leonne Theodore-John Explained

Office1:President of the Senate of Saint Lucia
Term Start1:April 2010
Term End1:December 2011
Predecessor1:Gail V. Philip
Successor1:Claudius Francis
Office2:Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
Termstart2:12 June 2016
Termend2:1 March 2018
Predecessor2:Peter Foster
Successor2:Andy Daniel
Office3:Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Termstart3:2018
Termend3:February 2022
Alma Mater:University of Wolverhampton
University of Northumbria
Party:United Workers Party

Leonne Theodore-John is a Saint Lucian politician, who was President of the Senate of Saint Lucia from April 2010 to December 2011.[1] [2] [3] She was also Speaker of the House of Assembly from 12 June 2016 to 1 March 2018, when she resigned the position.[4] [5] [6] [7] During her time as speaker she supported diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Saint Lucia.[8] She has also undertaken the role of Commissioner on the Constituencies Boundaries Commission of Saint Lucia. From 2018 to February 2022 she held the office of Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[9]

Educated at the University of Wolverhampton, from where she was awarded a BA in law, and the University of Northumbria, where she was awarded a PGDip in Law, she was admitted to the Bar in 2005. First to the Bar of England and Wales in July, then subsequently to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in September of the same year.

She is a member of United Workers Party.[10]

References

  1. Web site: H.E. LEONNE THEODORE-JOHN . 2024-02-09 . www.gsws.ae.
  2. Web site: Alvina Reynolds likely to be appointed Senate President Loop St. Lucia . 2024-02-09 . Loop News . en.
  3. Web site: Throne speech highlights rationalization of expenditure and long-term debt sustainability among government's key strategies for 2010/2011 . 2024-02-09 . archive.stlucia.gov.lc.
  4. Web site: George . Micah . 2018-03-10 . House Speaker Finally Admits She Resigned! . 2024-02-09 . St. Lucia News From The Voice . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Digital . V. P. . 2018-03-03 . Cabinet To Be Reshuffled? . 2024-02-09 . St. Lucia News From The Voice . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Greaves . Natalie . 2018-03-11 . St Lucia’s speaker of Parliament Leonne Theodore-John resigns . 2024-02-09 . CNW Network . en-US.
  7. Web site: Theodore-John resigns as Speaker of the House Loop St. Lucia . 2024-02-09 . Loop News . en.
  8. Web site: President Tsai meets Saint Lucia Senate President Andy Daniel and House of Assembly Speaker Leonne Theodore-John . 2024-02-09 . english.president.gov.tw . en.
  9. Web site: 2022-02-15 . St Lucia's Deputy High Commissioner Demits Office In London To Return Home . 2024-02-09 . THE STAR - St Lucia . en-US.
  10. Web site: Boundaries Commission Case - More Objections To Astaphan . St. Lucia News From The Voice . 12 March 2015.