The Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Lucia is an additional portfolio usually given to a member of the Cabinet of Saint Lucia in order to deputize the Prime Minister. The prime minister might appoint a deputy prime minister in order to provide continuity.
Deputy Premiers 1967-1979 NamePremierTook officeLeft officePartyNotes Hunter J. Francois John Compton 1967 1972 UWP Resigned
Deputy Prime Ministers since 1979
NamePrime MinisterTook officeLeft officePartyNotes George Mallet John Compton February 1979 July 1979 UWP George Odlum Allan Louisy July 1979 May 1981 SLP Peter Josie Winston Cenac May 1981 January 1982 SLP - Michael Pilgrim January 1982 May 1982 George Mallet John Compton May 1982 April 1996 UWP Louis George Vaughan Lewis April 1996 May 1997 UWP Mario Michel Kenny Anthony May 1997 December 2006 SLP Lenard Montoute John Compton December 2006 September 2007 UWP Lenard Montoute Stephenson King September 2007 November 2011 UWP Philip J. Pierre Kenny Anthony December 2011 June 2016 SLP Vacant Allen Chastanet June 2016 July 2021 Ernest Hilaire Philip J. Pierre 7 January 2022 Incumbent SLP
See also Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Politics of Saint Lucia
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