Louis Straker

Sir Louis Hilton Straker, KCMG (born February 23, 1944 in Layou) is a politician and is the Second Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He has been Deputy Prime Minister since 2015. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade from 2001 to May 17, 2005 when he was transferred to the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing during a cabinet reshuffle. He became Foreign Minister again in December 2005. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in December 2005.[1]

Louis Straker
Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Assumed office
10 December 2015
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor GeneralCharles Antrobus
Monica Dacon (Acting)
Frederick Ballantyne
LeaderRalph Gonsalves
Preceded byGirlyn Miguel
Vice President of the Unity Labour Party
Assumed office
2001
Personal details
Born (1944-02-23) 23 February 1944
Political partyUnity Labour Party
Alma materHunter College, New York.

Early life and education

Louis, better known as "The Terminator" was raised in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by his father Bertram Augustus Straker.

He was educated at the Layou Government school, then to the Emmanuel High school an later gained higher education at the Hunter College, New York.

Political career
Louis Straker with Obamas

In the 2001 general election his party gained 69.2% of the vote. The Unity Labour Party gain government and Louis Straker was elected to house of parliament.[2]

In the 2015 general election his party gained 52.28% of the vote with a total of 34,246 of the votes. Louis was once again elected to house of parliament for Central Leeward.[3]

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See also

References
  1. "Sir Louis Straker". 2 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. "St. Vincent and the Grenadines General Election Results 2001". Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. "St. Vincent and the Grenadines General Election Results 2015". Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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