List of prime ministers of Saint Lucia explained

Post:	Prime Minister
Body:	Saint Lucia
Insignia:	Seal of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia.svg
Incumbent:	Philip J. Pierre
Incumbentsince:	28 July 2021
Style:	The Right Honourable
Appointer:	Governor-General
Residence:	Prime Minister’s Official Residence at Vigie, Castries
Termlength:	Five years
Formation:	22 February 1979
First:	John Compton
Deputy:	Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
Salary:	136,849 Eastern Caribbean dollars/50,685 USD annually^[1]

The prime minister of St Lucia is the head of government of St Lucia. The prime minister heads the executive branch and chairs the cabinet. This article contains a list of prime ministers of Saint Lucia.

Constitutional basis

Section 60 of the Constitution of Saint Lucia provides that the prime minister must be a member of the House of Assembly and that the governor-general shall "appoint a member of the House who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the members of the House", or if the House is dissolved, "a person who was a member of the House immediately before the dissolution". The same section requires the governor-general to remove the prime minister from office if a resolution of no confidence is passed and the prime minister does not resign within three days. The office of prime minister also becomes vacant if the holder ceases to be a member of the House of Assembly.^[2]

List of officeholders

Political parties

Status

Symbols

Died in office

Chief ministers of Saint Lucia (1960–1967)

	Portrait	Name	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		George Charles	1961	1 January 1960	April 1964		SLP	^[3]
2		John Compton	1964	April 1964	1 March 1967		UWP

Prime ministers of Saint Lucia (1979–present)

	Portrait	Name	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		John Compton	—	22 February 1979	2 July 1979		UWP
2		Allan Louisy	1979	2 July 1979	4 May 1981		SLP
3		Winston Cenac	—	4 May 1981	17 January 1982		SLP
—		Michael Pilgrim	—	17 January 1982	3 May 1982		PLP	^[4]
		John Compton	1982 1987 1987 1992	3 May 1982	2 April 1996		UWP
4		Vaughan Lewis	—	2 April 1996	24 May 1997		UWP
5		Kenny Anthony	1997 2001	24 May 1997	11 December 2006		SLP
		Sir John Compton	2006	11 December 2006	7 September 2007		UWP	^[5]
6		Stephenson King	—	7 September 2007	30 November 2011		UWP
		Kenny Anthony	2011	30 November 2011	7 June 2016		SLP
7		Allen Chastanet	2016	7 June 2016	28 July 2021		UWP	^[6]
		Philip J. Pierre	2021	28 July 2021	Incumbent		SLP	^[7]

See also

• Governor-General of Saint Lucia
• Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Lucia

Notes and References

1. Web site: ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE 2016-2017. Government of Saint Lucia. www.finance.gov.lc.
2. News: Saint Lucia's Constitution of 1978. Constitute Project. 10 July 2022. 34.
3. Web site: Office of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625142941/http://opm.govt.lc/pmhistory2. dead. 25 June 2016. 25 June 2016.
4. News: Around the World; St. Lucia Premier Quits Over a Series of Strikes. 17 January 1982. 12 June 2018. The New York Times.
5. News: John Compton, Prime Minister of St. Lucia, dies at 82. 8 September 2007. 28 February 2020. International Herald Tribune.
6. News: Saint Lucia swears in new prime minister. Charles. Jacqueline. 7 June 2016. 12 June 2018. Miami Herald Media Company. Miami Herald.
7. Web site: Reporter. WIC News. 2021-07-28. Philip J Pierre to take oath as Prime Minister of St Lucia today. 2021-07-28. WIC News. en-GB.