John Compton

The Right Honourable Sir John Compton KCMG
Compton in 1986
1st Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
In office 15 December 2006 – 7 September 2007
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor‑General	Pearlette Louisy
Deputy	Lenard Montoute
Preceded by	Kenny Anthony
Succeeded by	Stephenson King
In office 3 November 1982 – 2 April 1996
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors‑General	Boswell Williams Allen Montgomery Lewis Vincent Floissac (acting) Stanislaus A. James
Deputy	George Mallet
Preceded by	Michael Pilgrim
Succeeded by	Vaughan Lewis
In office 22 February 1979 – 2 July 1979
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor‑General	Allen Montgomery Lewis
Deputy	George Mallet
Preceded by	Himself (as Premier)
Succeeded by	Allan Louisy
Premier of Saint Lucia
In office 1 March 1967 – 22 February 1979
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Frederick Clarke Ira Marcus Simmons Allen Montgomery Lewis
Deputy	Hunter J. Francois
Preceded by	Himself (as Chief Minister)
Succeeded by	Himself (as Prime Minister)
Chief Minister of Saint Lucia
In office April 1964 – 1 March 1967
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Administrator	Gerald Jackson Bryan
Preceded by	George Charles
Succeeded by	Himself (as Premier)
Personal details
Born	(1925-04-29)29 April 1925 Canouan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Died	7 September 2007(2007-09-07) (aged 82) Tapion Hospital, Castries, Saint Lucia
Cause of death	Complications from stroke
Political party	United Workers Party
Spouse	Lady Barbara Janice Compton (née Clarke)

Sir John George Melvin Compton, KCMG PC (29 April 1925 – 7 September 2007)^[1] was a Saint Lucian politician who became the first Prime Minister upon independence in February 1979. Having led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, Compton served as Prime Minister three times: briefly in 1979, again from 1982 to 1996, and from 2006 until his death in 2007. He cofounded the conservative United Workers Party (UWP) in 1964; he led the party until 1996, again from 1998 to 2000, and again from 2005 to 2007.