John Compton
Politician
1925 – 2007
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Who was John Compton?
Sir John George Melvin Compton, KBE, PC 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 from 1964 until 1996, and again from 2005 to 2007.
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- Born
- Apr 29, 1925
Canouan - Also known as
- Комптон, Джон
- 約翰·康普頓
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Profession
- Education
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Aberystwyth University
- Employment
- Quaker Oats Company
- Died
- Sep 7, 2007
Castries
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on July 23, 2013
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