The Most Famous

POLITICIANS from Saint Lucia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Saint Lucian Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 19,576 Politicians, 4 of which were born in Saint Lucia. This makes Saint Lucia the birth place of the 191st most number of Politicians behind The Bahamas, and Faroe Islands.

Top 5

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Saint Lucian Politicians of all time. This list of famous Saint Lucian Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Philip J. Pierre (b. 1954)

With an HPI of 54.44, Philip J. Pierre is the most famous Saint Lucian Politician.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

Philip Joseph Pierre (born 18 September 1954) is a Saint Lucian politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia since 28 July 2021. Pierre serves as the Minister for Finance, Economic Development and the Youth Economy. He is the Leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party since 18 June 2016. He has represented the Castries East constituency in the House of Assembly since 1997. Pierre previously served as Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation and International Financial Services from 1997 to 2000; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Port Services and Transport from 2011 to 2016; and as Leader of the Opposition from 2016 to 2021.

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2. Pearlette Louisy (b. 1946)

With an HPI of 44.96, Pearlette Louisy is the 2nd most famous Saint Lucian Politician.  Her biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Dame Calliopa Pearlette Louisy (born 8 June 1946) is a Saint Lucian academic, who served as governor-general of Saint Lucia from 19 September 1997, until her resignation on 31 December 2017. She is the first woman to hold the vice-regal office.

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3. Neville Cenac (b. 1939)

With an HPI of 41.65, Neville Cenac is the 3rd most famous Saint Lucian Politician.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Sir Emmanuel Neville Cenac (born 24 November 1939) is the former governor-general of Saint Lucia. He was appointed to that post in January 2018. On 28 July 2021 Cenac is reported to have signalled his intention to resign. As of 31 October, he demitted the viceregal office (but his demission was with effect 10 November). He was previously best known as a Saint Lucian politician, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1992. On 18 January 2018, Cenac was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 2018 Special Honours. Also in 2018, Cenac was appointed Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Lucia (GCSL), in his capacity as Chancellor of the Order.

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4. Kenny Anthony (b. 1951)

With an HPI of 40.91, Kenny Anthony is the 4th most famous Saint Lucian Politician.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

Kenny Davis Anthony (born 8 January 1951) is a Saint Lucian politician who was Prime Minister of Saint Lucia from 1997 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2016. As leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party, he was Leader of the Opposition from 2006 to 2011 and returned to office as Prime Minister on 30 November 2011 following the 2011 election. He left office after the SLP's defeat in the 2016 election and announced his resignation as party leader.

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5. Stephenson King (b. 1958)

With an HPI of 31.77, Stephenson King is the 5th most famous Saint Lucian Politician.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Stephenson King (born 13 November 1958) is the former Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. He is the Senior Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Ports, Transport, Physical Development, and Urban Renewal. King was the former candidate for the United Workers Party (UWP). He now represents the constituency of Castries North as an Independent candidate as of July 2021, after resigning from the UWP.

People

Pantheon has 5 people classified as Saint Lucian politicians born between 1939 and 1958. Of these 5, 5 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Saint Lucian politicians include Philip J. Pierre, Pearlette Louisy, and Neville Cenac. As of April 2024, 1 new Saint Lucian politicians have been added to Pantheon including Neville Cenac.

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