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List of prime ministers of Saint Lucia

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Summary

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Field	Value
post	Prime Minister
body	Saint Lucia
native_name	Pwèmyé Minis Sent Lisi
insignia	Seal of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia.svg
incumbent	Philip J. Pierre
incumbentsince	28 July 2021
style	The Honourable
appointer	Governor-General
residence	Prime Minister’s Official Residence at Vigie, Castries
termlength	Five years
termlength_qualified	renewable
formation	22 February 1979
first	John Compton
deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
salary	/ annually
website

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

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.

List of officeholders

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;Symbols Died in office

Chief ministers of Saint Lucia (1960–1967)

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office	Political party	Ref.	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Saint Lucia Labour Party}}; color:white;"	1	United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)}}; color:black;"	2
[[File:No image.png	90px]]	George Charles
(1916–2004)	1961	1 January 1960	April 1964		SLP	url=http://opm.govt.lc/pmhistory2	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625142941/http://opm.govt.lc/pmhistory2	url-status=dead	archive-date=25 June 2016	title=Office of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia	date=25 June 2016}}
[[File:John Compton 1986.png	90px]]	John Compton
(1925–2007)	1964	April 1964	1 March 1967		UWP

Premier of Saint Lucia (1967–1979)

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office	Political party	Ref.	Took office	Left office	Time in office	United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)}}; color:black;"	1
[[File:John Compton 1986.png	90px]]	John Compton
(1925–2007)	1969
1974	1 March 1967	22 February 1979		UWP

Prime ministers of Saint Lucia (1979–present)

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office	Political party	Ref.	Took office	Left office	Time in office	United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)}}; color:black;"	1	Saint Lucia Labour Party}}; color:white;"	2	Saint Lucia Labour Party}}; color:white;"	3	Progressive Labour Party (Saint Lucia)}}; color:white;"	—	United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)}}; color:black;"	(1)	United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)}}; color:black;"	4	Saint Lucia Labour Party}}; color:white;"	5	United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)}}; color:black;"	(1)	United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)}}; color:black;"	6	Saint Lucia Labour Party}}; color:white;"	(5)	United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)}}; color:black;"	7	Saint Lucia Labour Party}}; color:white;"	8
[[File:John Compton 1986.png	90px]]	John Compton
(1925–2007)	—	22 February 1979	2 July 1979		UWP
[[File:No image.png	90px]]	Allan Louisy
(1916–2011)	1979	2 July 1979	4 May 1981		SLP
[[File:No image.png	90px]]	Winston Cenac
(1925–2004)	—	4 May 1981	17 January 1982		SLP
[[File:No image.png	90px]]	Michael Pilgrim
(born 1947)	—	17 January 1982	3 May 1982		PLP	url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/17/world/around-the-world-st-lucia-premier-quits-over-a-series-of-strikes.html	title=Around the World; St. Lucia Premier Quits Over a Series of Strikes	date=17 January 1982	access-date=12 June 2018	website=The New York Times}}
[[File:John Compton 1986.png	90px]]	John Compton
(1925–2007)	1982
[1987
(6 Apr.)](6-april-1987-saint-lucian-general-election)
[1987
(30 Apr.)](30-april-1987-saint-lucian-general-election)
1992	3 May 1982	2 April 1996		UWP
[[File:No image.png	90px]]	Vaughan Lewis
(born 1940)	—	2 April 1996	24 May 1997		UWP
[[File:Kenny Anthony, Sta. Lucía.jpg	90px]]	Kenny Anthony
(born 1951)	1997
2001	24 May 1997	11 December 2006		SLP
[[File:John Compton.png	90px]]	Sir John Compton
(1925–2007)	2006	11 December 2006	7 September 2007		UWP	url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/08/news/CB-GEN-St-Lucia-Obit-Compton.php	title=John Compton, Prime Minister of St. Lucia, dies at 82	date=8 September 2007	access-date=28 February 2020	website=International Herald Tribune}}
[[File:Stephenson King.png	90px]]	Stephenson King
(born 1958)	—	7 September 2007	30 November 2011		UWP
[[File:Kenny Anthony, Sta. Lucía.jpg	90px]]	Kenny Anthony
(born 1951)	2011	30 November 2011	7 June 2016		SLP
[[File:AllenChastanet2017(cropped).jpeg	90px]]	Allen Chastanet
(born 1960)	2016	7 June 2016	28 July 2021		UWP
[[File:Philip J Pierre Christmas 2020 (cropped).png	90px]]	Philip J. Pierre
(born 1954)	2021
2025	28 July 2021	Incumbent		SLP

Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the prime ministers of Saint Lucia. They are listed in order of first assuming office.

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References

Government of Saint Lucia. "ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE 2016-2017".
"Saint Lucia's Constitution of 1978". Constitute Project.
(25 June 2016). "Office of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia".
(17 January 1982). "Around the World; St. Lucia Premier Quits Over a Series of Strikes".
(8 September 2007). "John Compton, Prime Minister of St. Lucia, dies at 82".
Charles, Jacqueline. (7 June 2016). "Saint Lucia swears in new prime minister". Miami Herald Media Company.
Reporter, WIC News. (2021-07-28). "Philip J Pierre to take oath as Prime Minister of St Lucia today".

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