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 Political parties
Status
Symbols Died in office
Chief ministers of Saint Lucia (1960–1967) Portrait NameElection Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office 1 George Charles 1961 1 January 1960 April 1964 SLP 2 John Compton 1964 April 1964 1 March 1967 UWP
Premier of Saint Lucia (1967–1979) PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office 1 John Compton 19691974 1 March 1967 22 February 1979 UWP
Prime ministers of Saint Lucia (1979–present) PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical 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 John Compton 1982198719871992 3 May 1982 2 April 1996 UWP 4 Vaughan Lewis — 2 April 1996 24 May 1997 UWP 5 Kenny Anthony 19972001 24 May 1997 11 December 2006 SLP Sir John Compton 2006 11 December 2006 7 September 2007 UWP 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 Philip J. Pierre 20212025 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.
The following chart lists prime ministers by lifespan (living prime ministers on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.
See also Governor-General of Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
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