Louis George (politician)
Louis Bertrand George (10 October 1950 – 2 January 2014) was a Saint Lucian politician. He was elected to the House of Assembly representing Micoud North constituency in 1982. He was a member of the United Workers Party.[1]
George was Minister for Education from 1982 to 1997.[2] He was Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet of Vaughan Lewis.[3][4] Following the 1997 elections, he was Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition from 1997 to 2001.[1]
He was awarded the Saint Lucia Cross for contribution to national development in 2009.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Springer, Winston (3 January 2014). "Louis George dies". HTS Channel 4. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Former Minister for Education, Louis George has been honoured by the Vieux Fort Comprehensive School". CaribbeanHotFM. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Almanack for the Year of Our Lord ..." J. Whitaker & Sons. 1997.
- ^ "The Europa World Year Book 2003". Routledge. 2003.
- ^ "Former education minister dies". St. Lucia News Online. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- "Official funeral for former education minister Louis Bertrand George". St. Lucia News Online. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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