Sir Julian Robert Hunte, SLC,

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, OBE, (born 14 March 1940 in Castries) was the

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of Saint Lucia from April 2001 to 26 October 2004, when he was succeeded by

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. He is the Permanent Representative (or

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) for Saint Lucia to the

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, after presenting his credentials to the

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on 7 December 2004. Hunte was the

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of the

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during its 58th regular session (2003–2004). He was awarded the

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(OBE), in recognition of service to the Government and people of Saint Lucia, in 1979. The

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(SLC) for distinguished and outstanding service.

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conferred the Papal Honor of

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on him in September 2004.

Honours

(OBE) 1979 * The Saint Lucia Cross ( SLC) * Knight Commander Order of St Michael and St George (

) *

conferred the Papal Honor of

on him in September 2004.

Political career

He first entered politics in 1967, serving as a

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, and then as

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of Castries from 1970 and 1971. He joined the

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in 1978, and became leader of the party in 1984. He was elected to the

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in 1987, and was Leader of the Opposition until 1996, when he was replaced by

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. In 2001 Robert Hunte was appointed to the

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, and was invited by the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia to join the Cabinet that same year as

. Hunte stood for election in the constituency of Gros Islet in the general election of 11 December 2006, but lost to

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of the United Workers Party (UWP).

Other work and background

Hunte's educational background is in

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and

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. In addition to his diplomatic work, he was

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and

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of the Julian R. Hunte Group of insurance, real estate and packaging and storage companies. He was the Chair of the Saint Lucia National Development Corporation, which is the country's principal development agency. He also served as Director of the Saint Lucia Development Bank, and the National Commercial Bank of Saint Lucia. Hunte played

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at a national level in Saint Lucia, and participated as an administrator at the national, regional and international levels. He was President of the Saint Lucia National Cricket Association and of the

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, and President of the

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, which he represented on the

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, the institution responsible for international governance of the game. He is married to Charlotte Elizabeth Jennifer Hunte (''née'' Clarke), and has four children.

References

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Political Leaders of The Saint Lucia Labour Party
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