Winston Cenac
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Winston Cenac | |
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3rd Prime Minister of Saint Lucia | |
In office 4 May 1981 – 17 January 1982 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Boswell Williams |
Preceded by | Allan Louisy |
Succeeded by | Michael Pilgrim (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Winston Francis Cenac 14 September 1925 |
Died | 22 September 2004 | (aged 79)
Resting place | Castries City Cemetery |
Political party | Saint Lucia Labour Party |
Relatives | Sir Neville Cenac (brother) |
Alma mater | University of London |
Winston Francis Cenac Q.C. (14 September 1925 – 22 September 2004) was a civil servant and politician from Saint Lucia. He was the third elected Prime Minister of independent Saint Lucia.
He served as General Procurator for Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. In 1969 he gave up public service to become a lawyer. Elected representative when the Saint Lucia Labour Party gained power in 1979, Cenac became attorney general in the Allan Louisy administration. Cenac became Prime Minister upon Louisy's resignation on 4 May 1981. He served for 8 months until he too was forced into resignation on 17 January 1982. he was replaced in his position by Michael Pilgrim.
Life[]
In 1952 he obtained the bachelor of laws of London University as an external student.
He died in 22 September 2004 and is buried in Castries City Cemetery.
Family[]
His brother, Sir Neville Cenac, was also a prominent politician in Saint Lucia until his appointment as Governor-General in 2018.
See also[]
- Saint Lucia Labour Party
- List of Prime Ministers of Saint Lucia
- Politics of Saint Lucia
External links[]
- Office of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
- Biography available in Prime Ministers of Saint Lucia
- 1925 births
- 2004 deaths
- People from Castries Quarter
- Prime Ministers of Saint Lucia
- Saint Lucia Labour Party politicians
- Alumni of the University of London
- Caribbean politician stubs
- Saint Lucian people stubs