John Compton
John Compton | |
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Compton in 1986 | |
| 1st Prime Minister of Saint Lucia | |
| In office 15 December 2006 – 7 September 2007 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor‑General | Dame Pearlette Louisy |
| Deputy | Lenard Montoute |
| Preceded by | Kenny Anthony |
| Succeeded by | Stephenson King |
| In office 3 November 1982 – 2 April 1996 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors‑General | Boswell Williams Allen Montgomery Lewis Vincent Floissac (acting) Stanislaus A. James |
| Deputy | George Mallet |
| Preceded by | Michael Pilgrim |
| Succeeded by | Vaughan Lewis |
| In office 22 February – 2 July 1979 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor‑General | Allen Montgomery Lewis |
| Deputy | George Mallet |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Premier) |
| Succeeded by | Allan Louisy |
| Premier of Saint Lucia | |
| In office 1 March 1967 – 22 February 1979 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Frederick Clarke Ira Marcus Simmons Allen Montgomery Lewis |
| Deputy | Hunter J. Francois |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Chief Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Prime Minister) |
| Chief Minister of Saint Lucia | |
| In office April 1964 – 1 March 1967 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Administrator | Gerald Jackson Bryan |
| Preceded by | George Charles |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Premier) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1925 Canouan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Died | 7 September 2007 (aged 82) Tapion Hospital, Castries, Saint Lucia |
| Cause of death | Complications from stroke |
| Political party | United Workers Party (from 1964) |
| Other political affiliations | National Labour Movement (1961-1964) Saint Lucia Labour Party (1956-1961) Independent (before 1956) |
| Spouse | Lady Barbara Janice Compton (née Clarke) |
Sir John George Melvin Compton, KCMG PC (29 April 1925 – 7 September 2007) was a Saint Lucian politician who became the first prime minister upon independence in February 1979. Having led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, Compton served as prime minister three times: briefly in 1979, again from 1982 to 1996, and from 2006 until his death in 2007. He cofounded the conservative United Workers Party (UWP) in 1964; he led the party until 1996, again from 1998 to 2000, and again from 2005 to 2007.