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Government Offices
The Head of Government is the Prime Minister, The Honorable Stephenson King of the United Workers Party, appointed Prime Minister in September 2007 after the passing of then Prime Minister Sir John George Melvin Compton. Sir John Compton had led his party to victory in December of 2006 suceeding Dr. Kenny D. Anthony whose St. Lucia Labour Party was voted out by the electorate after nine years in power.
St Lucia is an Independent country and a member of the British Commonwealth.
The Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II but a Ceremonial Head of State:
The Governor-General represents the queen at proceedings.
In addition to the Office of the Governor General, a two-house system of Parliament exists.
It is made up of a Senate and a House of Assembly. The Senate consists of eleven nominated members whilst the House of Assembly consists of seventeen elected Members.
Legal System
There is an independent judiciary, modeled on British Law and an independent
Appeals Court common to most of the island of the Eastern Caribbean.
There is strong regard for democracy and the rule of law,
apparent in efficient working of the parliamentary system and the fact that
changes in leadership have always occurred through democratic process of
free and fair elections, which are held every four years.
For more information visit the St. Lucia Goverment Website
Embassies/Consulates/High Commission of St. Lucia
Belgium
Embassies of Eastern Caribbean States & Missions to the European Communities
Rue de Livourne 42,
1050 Brussels
Tel: (322)534-2611
Fax: (322)539-4009
Email: ecsembassies@skynet.be
Ambassador: H.E. George Bullen
Canada
High Commission for Eastern Caribbean States
130 Albert Street
Suite #700
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K1P 5G4
Tel: (613)236-8952
Fax: (613)236-3042
High Commissioner: H.E. Lorraine Williams
Cuba
St. Lucia Consulate in the Republic of Cuba
#304,8th Street, between 3rd and 5th Avenues
Miramar, Playa
Ciudad de la Habana
Cuba
Tel: (537)204-0909
Fax: (537)204-0908
Consul General: Peter Lansiquot
New York/United Nations
St. Lucia Permanent Mission to the United Nations
800 2nd Avenue
9th Floor, N.Y 10017
New York
U.S.A.
Tel: (212)697-9360
Fax: (212)697-4993
Ambassador:
Washington
Embassy of Saint Lucia to the United States and OAS
3216 New Mexico Avenue, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20016
U.S.A.
Tel: (202)364-6792/95
Fax: (202)364-6723
Ambassador: H.E. Sonia Johnny
Toronto
Consulate of St. Lucia
Consul General
#65 overlea Boulevard
Suites 250
Toronto
Canada, ON M4H 1P1
Tel: (416)203-8400
Fax: (416)203-8408
Ambassador: Mr. Winhall Joshua
United Kingdom
Saint Lucia High Commission
1 Collingham Gardens
Earls Court
London, SW5 0HW
Tel: 011 44 20 7370 7123
Fax: 011 44 20 7370 1905
High Commissioner: H.E. Emmanuel Cotter
UNESCO
Ambassador & Permanent Delegate of St. Lucia to UNESCO
21 Bis Avenue d'Lena
75116 Paris
Tel: 011 331 532 38023
Fax: 011 331 40 70 1981
Ambassador: H.E. Glibert Chagoury
Martinique
St. Lucia Consulate
Consul General De Ste Lucie
3 Rue De La Liberation
97200 Fort de France
Martinique
Tel: 011 596 718 350
Consul General: Mr. Cassius Elias
Barbados
Consular in Saint Lucia
Tel: 452-1600
Ms. Elizabeth Lee Gilbert
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