Joachim Andre Henry is a

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n politician and Minister for Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment.

Political career

He was elected to represent

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South East constituency in the

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in the 2021 general election. He is a member of the

Saint Lucia Labour Party The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds 15 of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly. History The party was established in 1949, backed by the Saint Lucia Workers Cooperative Un ...

. From 2016 to 2020, he served in the

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as leader of opposition business. Henry unsuccessfully contested the Castries South East seat in the 2016 general election.

Personal life

Henry is a member of the

Seventh-day Adventist Church The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sa ...

References

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