OBE
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, (born 14 March 1940) was the
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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of
Saint Lucia
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from April 2001 to 26 October 2004, when he was succeeded by Petrus Compton. He is the Permanent Representative (or
Ambassador
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) for Saint Lucia to the
United Nations
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, after presenting his credentials to the
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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on 7 December 2004.
Hunte was the
President
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of the
United Nations General Assembly
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during its 58th regular session (2003–2004). He was awarded the
Order of the British Empire
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(OBE), in recognition of service to the Government and people of Saint Lucia, in 1979. The Saint Lucia Cross (SLC) for distinguished and outstanding service.
Pope John Paul II
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conferred the Papal Honor of
Knight of the Grand Cross Pian
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on him in September 2004.
Political career
He first entered politics in 1967, serving as a
councillor
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, and then as
mayor
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of Castries from 1970 and 1971. He joined the
Saint Lucia Labour Party
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History
The party was established in 1949, backed by the Saint Lucia Workers Cooperative Un ...
in 1978, and became leader of the party in 1984. He was elected to the
House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
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in 1987, and was
Leader of the Opposition
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Senate of Saint Lucia
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
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.
Hunte stood for election in the constituency of Gros Islet in the general election of 11 December 2006, but lost to Lenard Montoute of the United Workers Party (UWP).
Other work and background
Hunte's educational background is in
business administration
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and
accountancy
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. In addition to his diplomatic work, he was
Chairman
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and
Chief Executive
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of the Julian R. Hunte Group of insurance, real estate and packaging and storage companies.
He was the Chair of the Saint Lucia National Development Corporation, which is the country's principal
development agency
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cricket
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at a national level in Saint Lucia, and participated as an administrator at the national, regional and international levels. He was President of the Saint Lucia National Cricket Association and of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control, and President of the
West Indies Cricket Board
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, which he represented on the
International Cricket Council
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, the institution responsible for international governance of the game.
He is married to Charlotte Elizabeth Jennifer Hunte (''née'' Clarke), and has four children.
Honours
*
Order of the British Empire
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(OBE) 1979
* The Saint Lucia Cross ( SLC)
* Knight Commander Order of St Michael and St George ( KCMG)
*
Pope John Paul II
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In his you ...
conferred the Papal Honor of
Knight of the Grand Cross Pian
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