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Stanley Nicholas Jon Odlum (9 May 1936 – 19 February 2013) was a
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
n politician. Originated from the
Saint Lucia Labour Party The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds 13 of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly. History The party was established in 1949, backed by the Saint Lucia Workers Cooperative Un ...
. Was also a member of the now defunct Progressive Labor Party, led by his brother
George Odlum George William Odlum (24 June 1934 – 28 September 2003) was a Saint Lucian left-wing politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Born in Castries, Odlum studied at Bristol University and Oxford University in the United ...
, he was the party's sole successful Parliamentary candidate in 1982. He was made a Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Human Services and Family Affairs on 10 December 2001. In the early 1970s he wrote sports reports for the "Voice of St Lucia" newspaper, and also gave weekly sports summaries on television. Later he became the Minister for Sport.


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2013 deaths Members of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Labour Party politicians 1936 births Progressive Labour Party (Saint Lucia) politicians {{SaintLucia-politician-stub