Prime Minister King announces New Cabinet
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Contact: Christopher Satney
Wednesday, September 12, 2007 A new Cabinet has been sworn-in. Their appointments came just three days after Honourable Stephenson King was sworn-in as the island's new prime minister.
The new cabinet is not much different from the Sir John Compton's administration as the service from all members from the last administration have been retained. Prime Minister Stephenson King announced his new team at a ceremony held at Government House on Wednesday September 12th, 2007.
The Honourable Lenard Montoute Minister for Social Transformation, Public Service, Human Resource Development, Youth and Sports; Honourable Keith Mondesir Minister for Health Wellness, Family Affairs, National Mobilisation, Human Services and Gender Relations; Senator The Honourable Ausbert d' Auvergne Minister for Economic Affairs, Economic Planning, Investment and National Development; Honourable Ezechiel Joseph Minister for Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries, and Forestry; Honourable Guy Joseph Minister for Communications, Works, Transport and Public Utilities; Senator Guy Mayors Minister for Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Senator Allen Chastanet Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation; Honourable Arsene James Minister for Education and Culture; Honourable Richard Frederick - Minister for Physical Planning, Urban Renewal and Local Government; Honourable Edmund Estaphane Minister Labour, Information and Broadcasting; Senator Nicholas Frederick Attorney general and Minister for Justice, Prime Minister King announced.
Senator the Honourable Tessa Mangal is now the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, while Senator the Honourable Gaspard Charlemagne remains as Minister in the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The Prime Minister expressed confidence that the decisions taken, as far as portfolios are concerned, will auger well for the country's development, especially in this budgetary period.
There are a number of things I had to take into consideration in realigning the ministries and portfolios. In the configuration which I have put together, I attempted as much as possible not to destabilise or disturb the process of the various ministries, so as to allow the ministries to remain intact, particularly now as they are in the middle of a budget cycle, to allow them to continue to function so as not to cause any disturbance in their functioning, said Prime Minister King.
Mr. King, who said he never had immediate dreams to become Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, said he accepts the position with great humility and will endeavour to do his best to the advancement of Saint Lucia and Saint Lucians.
Prime Minister King will command the portfolios of Finance, External Affairs, Home Affairs and National Security. |
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