John Compton
1st and former Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1925-2007) · Saint Lucia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 82
Sir John George Melvin Compton, was a Saint Lucian politician who became the first prime minister upon independence in February 1979.
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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.
