The Honourable Dr. Kenny Anthony | |
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6th Prime Minister of Saint Lucia | |
In office 30 November 2011 – 7 June 2016 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Deputy | Philip J. Pierre[1] |
Governor General | Pearlette Louisy |
Preceded by | Stephenson King |
Succeeded by | Allen Chastanet |
In office 24 May 1997 – 15 December 2006 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Deputy | Mario Michel |
Governor General | George Mallet Pearlette Louisy |
Preceded by | Vaughan Lewis |
Succeeded by | John Compton |
Personal details | |
Born | Laborie, Saint Lucia [citation needed] | 8 January 1951
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse | Rose-Marie Belle Antoine |
Alma mater | University of the West Indies at Cave Hill University of Birmingham |
Kenny Davis Anthony (born 8 January 1951[2]) is a Saint Lucian politician who was Prime Minister of Saint Lucia from 1997 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2016. As leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party, he was Leader of the Opposition from 2006 to 2011 and returned to office as Prime Minister on 30 November 2011 following the 2011 election.[3] He left office after the SLP's defeat in the 2016 election and announced his resignation as party leader.