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Sir Louis Hilton Straker,
In the 2001 general election his party gained 69.2% of the vote. The
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(born 23 February 1944) is a politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea wh ...
from 2015 to 2020. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade from 2001 to May 17, 2005 when he was transferred to the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing during a cabinet reshuffle. He became Foreign Minister again in December 2005.
Early life and education
Straker was born on 23 February 1944 inLayou
Layou is a small town located on the island of Saint Vincent, in Saint Andrew Parish. There is a post office, a police station and a library. There are also two quarries.
History
Layou is located on the western coast of Saint Vincent and the ...
. He was raised in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea wh ...
by his father Bertram Augustus Straker.
He was educated at the Layou Government school, then to the Emmanuel High school an later gained higher education at the Hunter College, New York.
Political career
In the 2001 general election his party gained 69.2% of the vote. The Unity Labour Party
The Unity Labour Party (ULP) is a democratic socialist political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Currently the governing party, it is led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.
gain government and Louis Straker was elected to house of parliament.
In the 2015 general election his party gained 52.28% of the vote with a total of 34,246 of the votes. Louis was once again elected to house of parliament for Central Leeward.
Honours
Straker was made a Knight Commander of theOrder of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, George III, King George III.
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in May 6th 2006.
See also
*List of foreign ministers in 2017
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2017. Africa
*
*# Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017)
*# Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019)
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*#Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
*#Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020)
* - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–pre ...
References
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Cabinet biography
(2007) {{DEFAULTSORT:Straker, Louis 1944 births Living people Members of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Foreign Ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George People from Saint Andrew Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Unity Labour Party politicians Recipients of the Order of Brilliant Star