Kenneth Anthony
7th Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
In office May 24, 1997 – December 15, 2006
Preceded by	Vaughan Lewis
Succeeded by	John Compton
Born	January 8, 1951 Laborie, Saint Lucia
Political party	Saint Lucia Labour Party
Spouse	Rose Mary Antoine Anthony
Religion	Anglican

Kenny Davis Anthony (born January 8, 1951) was Prime Minister of Saint Lucia from 1997 to 2006. Anthony is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, the University of Birmingham, and is a member of the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP). He became prime minister on May 24, 1997, a day after the SLP won parliamentary elections. This was significant because the SLP had been out of power for over a decade. Anthony was a member of one of the last labour governments, as minister of education from 1980 until 1981. He was a member of the secretariat of the Caribbean Community from 1995 until he was elected leader of the Labour Party. While elected in office he was the minister of finance and broadcasting. Image File history File links Kennyanthony. ... This page lists Prime Ministers of Saint Lucia. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Vaughan Lewis is a member of the United Workers Party who was briefly Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. ... Sir John George Melvin Compton, KBE PC (born 1926), is the current Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... This page lists Prime Ministers of Saint Lucia. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of the West Indies, also known as UWI, is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 16 countries and territories in the Caribbean - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. ... Website http://www. ... The Saint Lucia Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. ... The Caribbean Community and Common Market or CARICOM was established by the Treaty of Chaguaramas[1] which came into effect on August 1, 1973. ...

General election defeat

In the general elections held on 11 December 2006, the SLP suffered a shocking defeat by 11 seats to 6 at the hands of the John Compton-led UWP. Anthony narrowly managed to hold on to his seat of Vieux Fort South. No word has come from him regarding his next political move. Pundits are suggesting that his perceived arrogance was responsible for his party's dismal performance at the said polls. It is not expected that Dr. Anthony will be retained as the party's political leader at the party's next national convention. General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 11 December 2006. ... Sir John George Melvin Compton, KBE PC (born 1926), is the current Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. ... The United Workers Party is a conservative political party in Saint Lucia, led by Morella Joseph. ...

During his leaderhip and his party's reign, Anthony led St. Lucia to record development in tourism, infrastructure and general economic development. However according to many, that economic development did not equally benefit many poorer St. Lucians many of whom felt disenfrancised by the leader and party that once voted in with landslide victories. Another area of concern and perhaps a reason for the SLP loss was what many felt was a soft and helpless hand on crime. Together with much economic development came steady increases in violent crime as a rate higher than many neighbourin islands and that caused many to draw comparisons with Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobego.

Since the loss, Dr. Anthony (he holds a PHD in constitutional law) has vowed that he would continue to serve the country from the oppostiion being a strong voice together with the other 5 members of his party who were elected.

An interesting twist to the elections saga is that many feel that St. Lucians went to the pole not to elect a new government but to ensure that would be a tougher oppostion as against the 16-1 majority that the SLP had previously enjoyed. In a fate of irony, voters perhaps over-compensated for the frequent poll reports and political pundits' predictions that the SLP would again win a third term with a 14-3 majority. Many feel that, had Dr. Anthony himself not latched on to those poll results he might have been better able to convince his own supporters that there were not yet in the clear and to turn out to vote in larger numbers. Further the reaction of many voters to the crossing over of former UWP leader Vaughn Lewis to the SLP was not positive. Vaughn lewis was a staunched opposer of the Labour government and the former Prime Minister who had lost the elections to the SLP - albeit after being handed the post only one year before the fateful loss. Dr. Anthony and Dr. Vaughn lewis both stated publicly that all the bad blood between them was now "water under the bridge"