Allan Louisy 2223337 225922112 2008-07-16T01:00:03Z Canadian Paul 174430 Date of birth per de Wikipedia '''Sir Allan Fitzgerald Laurent Louisy''' (born [[September 5]], [[1916]]) was the second [[Prime Minister]] of independent [[Saint Lucia]]. The first Prime Minister of St. Lucia was Sir John Compton. Sir Allan Louisy was born in [[Laborie, Saint Lucia|Laborie]] on [[September 5]], [[1916]], and served as a judge before representing his district in Parliament. At the end of the 1970s, as leader of the [[Saint Lucia Labour Party]], he supported the anti-independence movement promoted by the union leader [[George Odlum]]. In Saint Lucia's first parliamentary elections as an independent country, he won by a landslide, becoming the first elected head of government in the new state's history. He took office on [[July 2]], [[1979]], but his government was short-lived: on [[May 4]], [[1981]], after facing the rejection of his budgetary plan and the resignation of important members of his cabinet, he was obliged to resign. [[Winston Cenac]], who had been [[attorney general]], took his place. He was awarded a knighthood on March 31st 2005 in recognition of a life of long and meritorious public service to his nation and the Caribbean. ==See also== * [[Saint Lucia Labour Party]] * [[Politics of Saint Lucia]] * [[List of Prime Ministers of Saint Lucia]] {{start box}} {{succession box | before=[[John Compton]] | title=[[List of Prime Ministers of Saint Lucia|Prime Minister of Saint Lucia]] | years=1979–1981 | after=[[Winston Cenac]]}} {{end box}} {{SaintLuciaPMs}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Louisy, Allan}} [[Category:Prime Ministers of Saint Lucia]] [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{SaintLucia-bio-stub}} {{Caribbean-politician-stub}} [[de:Allan Louisy]] [[es:Allan Louisy]] [[pl:Allan Louisy]]