John Compton
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The Right Honourable Sir John Compton KBE |
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| Prime Minister of Saint Lucia | |
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In office 22 February 1979 – 2 July 1979 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Allan Louisy |
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In office 3 May 1982 – 2 April 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Pilgrim |
| Succeeded by | Vaughan Lewis |
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In office 11 December 2006 – 7 September 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Kenny Anthony |
| Succeeded by | Stephenson King |
| Premier of Saint Lucia | |
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In office 1 March 1967 – 22 February 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
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29 April 1925 Canouan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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| Died | 7 September 2007 (aged 82) Tapion Hospital, Castries, Saint Lucia
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| Political party | United Workers Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Barbara Janice Compton nee Clarke |
| Religion | Anglican |
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.
Compton was born in 1925 in Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In September 1939, he was taken to Saint Lucia. While studying law and economics, Compton attended the University College of Wales from 1948 to 1949 and the London School of Economics from 1949 to 1951; he was called to the Bar on 7 August 1951. His political career began in 1954, when he ran as an independent for the seat from Micoud/Dennery in Saint Lucia and was elected. He was appointed to the Executive Council and, under the Committee System then used, became Member for Social Affairs until the end of the Committee System in 1956. In the latter year, he joined the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP). He notably participated in a sugar workers' strike in 1957, and was fined for obstructing roads. Re-elected in 1957, he became Minister for Trade and Production in 1958, and also became deputy leader of the SLP, under George Charles. In 1960 he was named Minister of Trade and Industry under Charles, who became Chief Minister. Compton was again re-elected in 1961, but chose not to join the Executive Council; objecting to the choice of ministers, he quit the SLP and along with his supporters he formed a new party, the National Labour Movement, in the same year.
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