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Ezechiel Joseph
Joseph in 2021
Member of Parliament for Babonneau
In office
2006–2011
Preceded byVirginia Albert-Poyotte
In office
6 June 2016 – 26 July 2021
Member of the Senate
In office
12 January 2012 – 31 December 2015
Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
2006–2011
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Co-operatives
In office
6 June 2016 – 26 July 2021
Personal details
BornEzechiel Joseph
Political partyUnited Workers Party (Saint Lucia)

Ezechiel Joseph is a Saint Lucian politician and former representative for the constituency of Babonneau and senator, for the United Workers Party in the House of Assembly. Joseph served as the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Co-operatives in his 2016 - 2021 tenure. Joseph lost his seat in the 2021 Saint Lucian General Election dubbed a landslide victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party.

Political career

Joseph represented the constituency of Babonneau for the United Workers Party from 2006 to 2011 and from 2016 to 2021. Joseph won the seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006. In the government of Prime Minister John Compton, sworn in on 19 December 2006, he was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Joseph lost the seat at the general election held on 28 November 2011. He was sworn in as an opposition member of the Senate on 5 January 2012. He resigned from the Senate effective 31 December 2015. Joseph regained the Babonneau seat in the general election held on 6 June 2016 and served again as Minister for Agriculture. He was lost the seat again in the 2021 general election.

References

  1. ^ Anatole, Elijah (9 January 2012). "Parliament gets new and old faces!". St. Lucia Star. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. "Election Update 2021: Labour's Virginia Albert - Poyotte Wins". St. Lucia News From The Voice. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. "Ezechiel Joseph serving as Acting Prime Minister for one day | Loop St. Lucia". Loop News. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. "SLP Wins Landslide Victory In Saint Lucia Elections". St. Lucia Times News. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. "St Lucia legislative election of 11 December 2006". Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  6. Aimable, Anselma (20 December 2006). "St Lucia swears in new government ministers". Caribbean Net News. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. "IT'S FINAL: SLP 11, UWP 6". The Voice. 3 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  8. "Ezechiel Joseph resigns from the Senate". St. Lucia Times. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  9. "UWP wins Saint Lucia elections". St. Lucia Times. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  10. "This is the New St Lucia Cabinet". Caribbean Journal. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. "Election Update 2021: Labour's Virginia Albert – Poyotte Wins". The Voice. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.


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