John Compton Prime minister

Sir John George Melvin Compton, KBE, PC (29 April 1925 – 7 September 2007) was a Saint Lucian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia on three occasions: briefly in 1979, again from 1982 to 1996, and from 2006 until his death in 2007. Compton, who previously led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, was the country's first leader when it became independent in February 1979. He led the conservative United Workers Party (UWP) from 1964 until 1996, and again from 2005 to 2007.

Personal facts

John Compton
Birth dateApril 29, 1925
Birth place
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Canouan
Religion
Anglicanism
Date of deathSeptember 07, 2007
Place of death
Saint Lucia , Castries

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Politician

monarch
Elizabeth II
officePremier of Saint Lucia
party
United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)
successor
Allan Louisy
Vaughan Lewis

Prime minister

FromMarch 01, 1967
ToFebruary 22, 1979

John Compton on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BDTY4JK
  2. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MNEWO00
  3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2165623,00.html
  4. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2418769.ece