Claudius Francis

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Claudius Francis
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
Assumed office
17 August 2021
Preceded byAndy Daniel
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[edit]

  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.