Winston Cenac

Winston Francis Cenac Q.C. (September 14, 1925 – September 22, 2004) was a civil servant and politician from Saint Lucia. He was the third elected Prime Minister of independent Saint Lucia.

Winston Cenac
3rd Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
In office
4 May 1981  17 January 1982
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralBoswell Williams
Preceded byAllan Louisy
Succeeded byMichael Pilgrim (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Winston Francis Cenac

14 September 1925
Died22 September 2004(2004-09-22) (aged 79)
Resting placeCastries City Cemetery
Political partySaint Lucia Labour Party
RelativesSir Neville Cenac (Brother)
Alma materUniversity of London

He served as General Procurator for Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. In 1969 he gave up public service to become a lawyer. Elected representative when the Saint Lucia Labour Party gained power in 1979, Cenac became attorney general in the Allan Louisy administration. Cenac became Prime Minister upon Louisy's resignation on May 4, 1981. He served for 8 months until he too was forced into resignation on January 17, 1982. he was replaced in his position by Michael Pilgrim.

Life

In 1952 he obtained the bachelor of laws of London University as an external student.

He died in September 22, 2004 and is buried in Castries City Cemetery.

Family

His brother, Sir Neville Cenac, was also a prominent politician in Saint Lucia until his appointment as Governor-General in 2018.

See also

Preceded by
Allan Louisy
Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
19811982
Succeeded by
Michael Pilgrim


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