John Compton
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.
Read more about John Compton: Early Life and Beginnings of Political Career, Administration Under British Rule, 1964–1979, As Prime Minister and In Opposition, 1979–1996, Return To Politics, Election History, Illness and Death
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