Petrus Compton also known by his

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, "Papo", is a

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and senator. He was the

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of Saint Lucia from October 26, 2004, when he was appointed to succeed

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, until December 2006, when a new government took office. Compton was previously the attorney general and minister of justice from July 1997 to October 2004, until he became

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. Compton is a graduate of the

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, where he received a bachelor's degree in English, and the Cave Hill, Barbados, campus where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB). Mr. Compton pursued graduate studies at the

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which culminated in the award of the Master of Laws degree (LLM). He was called to the British Bar at Gray's Inn in London.

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