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Sir Louis Hilton Straker,
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(born 23 February 1944) is a politician who served as
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of
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the south ...
from 2015 to 2020. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade from 2001 to May 17, 2005 when he was transferred to the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing during a cabinet reshuffle. He became Foreign Minister again in December 2005.


Early life and education

Straker was born on 23 February 1944 in
Layou Layou is a small town located on the island of Saint Vincent, in Saint Andrew Parish. It has two quarries, a post office, a police station and a library. History Layou is located on the western coast of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and wa ...
. He was raised in
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the south ...
by his father Bertram Augustus Straker. He was educated at the Layou Government school, then to the Emmanuel High school an later gained higher education at the Hunter College, New York.


Political career

In the 2001 general election his party gained 69.2% of the vote. The
Unity Labour Party The Unity Labour Party (ULP) is a democratic socialist political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Currently the governing party, it is led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.
gain government and Louis Straker was elected to house of parliament. In the 2015 general election his party gained 52.28% of the vote with a total of 34,246 of the votes. Louis was once again elected to house of parliament for Central Leeward.


Personal life

Straker 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 ...
.


Honours

Straker was made a Knight Commander of the
Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III ...
in May 6th 2006.


See also

*
List of foreign ministers in 2017 This is a list of foreign ministers in 2017. Africa * *#Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017) *#Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019) * - *#Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017) *#Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020) * - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–2023) ...


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Cabinet biography
(2007) {{DEFAULTSORT:Straker, Louis 1944 births Living people Members of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Deputy prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ministers of foreign affairs of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George People from Saint Andrew Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Unity Labour Party politicians Recipients of the Order of Brilliant Star Seventh-day Adventists