Honourable Arsene Vigil James

Name                  :     Arsene Vigil James

Date of Birth       :     October 30, 1944

Address               :     Desruisseaux

                                   P.O. Box 22

                                   Saint Lucia

                                   Tel : 455-4577 (Home)

                                           458-0909/468-5206 (Work)

                                           453-2299 (Fax)

                                   E-mail : arsenejames@hotmail.com

Marital Status       :   Divorced

Children                 :    Three (3) girls and One (1) boy

                                    Ages: 29 – 36

Education               :    Desruisseaux Infant School

                                    Micoud Primary School

        1957-1965      :   Pupil Teacher Programme - 1957-1965

        1965-1967      :   St. Lucia Teachers’ College-

Qualifications             

      1965-1967       :    2 Qualified Teachers’ Certificate

                                   One endorsed by the University of West Indies (UWI)

      1976-1978       :    B. Ed (Distinction) UWI, Mona Campus

      1983-1984       :    M.Ed Bristol University

      1998-1999       :    Diploma in Higher Education (Law)

                                    Holborn College, England

      1999-2000       :    LLB(Honours) University of  Woverhampon, England (Distance Learning)

Subjects Qualified in :

 B. Ed (Distinction) Philosophy of Education, Sociology,  Educational Psychology, Research method, Guidance and Counselling, Administration and Supervision (major) plus West Indian History.

President :    

      1976-1978     :    Student body of Faculty of Education  Represented students on Academic

                                  Board UWI, Mona, Jamaica

      M.Ed           :     Management (core course)

                                 Management and Administration of Secondary Schools

                               Classroom Interaction and Government and Finance of Education

                                LLB (Hons.)     Major options

                                Law of Succession viz Wills and the Administration of Estates

                                Family Law viz Child Law

                                Company Law 1 and 2

                                Commercial Law viz (v) Sale of Goods and Consumer and Credit Agency

Profession :

1957-1961     -       Teacher :  Micoud Primary

1961-1970     -       Desruisseaux Infant and  Combined School

1970-1977     -       Micoud Junior Secondary 

1973-1981     -       Principal :  Micoud Junior Secondary

1981-1985     -       Vieux Fort Senior Secondary

1985-1997     -       Micoud Secondary

1995-1997     -       President : National Principal’s Association

1960-1970     -       Banana Cultivator

1990’s           -        Broiler Producer

Community Worker

Initiated Adult Literacy Classes Sports, Social and cultural Activities Justice of Peace over twenty (20) years.

1997      Involved in Active Politics

December 3, 2001  -     Elected to the St. Lucia Parliament

January 27, 2003    -     Elected as Leader of the Opposition

                                       Represents the United Worker Party

                                       (UWP) in the Micoud South Constituency viz Desruisseaux,                                        Blanchard, Anse Ger, Dugard, La  Corville and Ti Rocher Micoud

December 2006 – present      - Minister of Education

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