Sir Neville Cenac, who served as Saint Lucia’s Governor General and Foreign Minister, died on Tuesday at the age of 86.
He was Governor General from January 12, 2018, to October 31, 2021, under a United Workers Party (UWP) administration.
Cenac was previously a member of the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) and served as leader of the opposition in 1982. In the 1987 elections, he won two seats representing Laborie for the Labour Party. He later joined the United Workers Party (UWP), helping it secure 9 seats compared to the SLP’s 8. While with the SLP, Cenac often criticised what he described as the UWP leader’s authoritarian style.
After switching parties, Sir John Compton appointed him as Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position he held until 1992.
Cenac’s decision to change parties, which inspired several popular calypsos, remains one of the most controversial moments in Saint Lucia’s political history.
In 2024, he published his autobiography, “C’est L’huere – Crossing the Divide”, saying it would set the record straight about political events from 1961, when he joined the SLP, to 1992.
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