National
Prime Minister
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor-General
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Governor-General as the member of the House who appears best able to command the support of a majority of the House.
- Chosen by
- Governor-General
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Philip J. Pierre SLP since July 2021 Report Source: govt.lc, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, read 2026-10-12: office structure, seat counts (LC 17+11, VC 15+6, GD 15+13), selection methods. Senate composition rules LC 6/3/2 and VC 4/2 from the constitutions, not re-read. (row-level copy of the original table-level source, added by verify:lc-vc-gd) For: Prime Minister
- govt.lc · checked Government of Saint Lucia, Cabinet of Ministers page (linked as "Cabinet of Ministers" from govt.lc; undated, lists ministers elected 1 Dec 2025 such as Keithson Charles, so post-election), read 2026-10-12: Prime Minister and full ministers with portfolios (Ministers in a Ministry / in the Office of the PM are junior and not loaded). Appointment start dates not given. For: Philip J. Pierre, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 2025 Saint Lucian general election, read 2026-10-12: Philip J. Pierre elected for Castries East as Saint Lucia Labour Party. Fallback: Wikipedia, because sluelectoral.com returned HTTP 500 and parliament.govt.lc a site error. For: Philip J. Pierre, current term