Claudius Francis

Claudius Francis
12th Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
Assumed office
17 August 2021
Preceded byAndy Daniel
10th President of the Senate of Saint Lucia
In office
5 January 2012 – 19 May 2016
Preceded byLeonne Theodore-John
Succeeded byAndy Daniel
Personal details
Born
Claudius James Francis

1959[1]
Political partySaint Lucia Labour Party

Claudius James Francis (born 1959[1]) is a Saint Lucian television talk show host and politician, who has been Speaker of the House of Assembly since 2021.[2][3] He was President of the Senate from 2012 to 2016.[4][5] Francis is the former chairman of the Saint Lucia Labour Party.[6]

Francis is the host of Straight Up with Claudius Francis on HTS Channel 4.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Saint Lucia". Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform. 5 July 2018.
  2. ^ Gaillard, Sharefil (16 August 2021). "Claudius Francis to be sworn in as Speaker of the House of Assembly". Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ Gaillard, Sharefil (17 August 2021). "New House Speaker promises to overhaul Parliament". Loop News. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Members of the Senate". Government of Saint Lucia. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Caribbean Elections Biography | Claudius Francis". caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b Nestor, Dean (18 January 2020). "CLAUDIUS TELLS IT LIKE IT IS: DOMINIC FEDEE IS ST. LUCIAN!". St. Lucia Star. Retrieved 16 August 2021.