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About John Compton
Sir John George Melvin Compton, 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.
Everything about John Compton →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
- Citizenship
- Saint Lucia
- Born
- April 29, 1925
- Died
- September 7, 2007