Date of Birth: 8 January 1951

Marital Status: Married

Education:

1976: B.Sc. Government and History (1st Class Hons.) - University of the West Indies

1983: LL.B. (1st Class Hons.) - University of the West Indies

1986:LL.M., University of the West Indies

1988: Ph.D., University of Birmingham, England

Professional/Political Career:

1978-1979: Part-time Tutor, Faculty of Social Sciences, St. Augustine, UWI

1979: Special Advisor, Ministry of Education and Culture, Saint Lucia

1980: Minister of Education

1981: Part-time Tutor, Temporary Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer in the Teaching Department of Law, Cave Hill, UWI

1983: Head of the Teaching Department of Law, Cave Hill, UWI

1993-1996:General Counsel, Caribbean Community Secretariat

1996: Elected Political Leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party; served as Consultant to draft an education ordinance for Anguilla; Advisor to the Regional Constituent Assembly of the Windward Islands; OECS Consultant to draft a model Education Bill for the OECS States; UNDP Consultant to draft a Public Service Employment Bill for the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis.

1997: Elected Prime Minister

2001: Re-elected Prime Minister

2006: Leader of the Opposition

2011: Re-elected Prime Minister