{{Short description|Prime Minister of Saint Lucia from 1979 to 1981}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Sir Allan Louisy | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCMG|PC}} | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | order = | office = 2nd Prime Minister of St Lucia | monarch = Elizabeth II | governor-general = Allen Montgomery Lewis | deputy = George Odlum | term_start = 2 July 1979 | term_end = 4 May 1981 | predecessor = John Compton | successor = Winston Cenac | birth_name = Allan Fitzgerald Laurent Louisy | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1916|9|5}} | birth_place = Laborie, St Lucia, British Windward Islands | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2011|3|2|1916|9|5}} | death_place = Laborie, St Lucia | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | party = Saint Lucia Labour Party | spouse = | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> | relations = | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | relatives = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = }} '''Sir Allan Fitzgerald Laurent Louisy''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCMG|PC}} (5 September 1916 – 2 March 2011) was the second prime minister of independent St Lucia, following Sir John Compton in office. He was born in Laborie on 5 September 1916 and served as a judge<ref name="knight">{{cite web|url=http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/pr2005/april/another_st_lucian_has_knighted_by_her_majesty_the_queen.htm|title=Another St. Lucian has been Knighted by the Queen|publisher=St Lucian Government|accessdate=2 July 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614061952/http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/pr2005/april/another_st_lucian_has_knighted_by_her_majesty_the_queen.htm|archivedate=14 June 2011}}</ref> before being elected to parliament in 1974.
Louisy was Leader of the Opposition from 1974 to 1979.<ref name="caribel">{{cite web |title=Caribbean Elections {{!}} Saint Lucia Leaders of the Opposition |url=http://caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/biography/leaders/lc_leaders/lc_opposition_leaders.asp |publisher=Caribbean Elections |date=16 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516152409/http://caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/biography/leaders/lc_leaders/lc_opposition_leaders.asp |archive-date=2022-05-16 }}</ref> In the 1979 general elections, Louisy became prime minister following the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1210528.stm|title=Timeline: St Lucia|work=BBC Online|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2 July 2010 | date=2009-10-29}}</ref> He also held the additional portfolio of Minister of Finance.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Year Book of the Commonwealth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lWSOAAAAMAAJ |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |language=en |date=1979| isbn=9780115802164 }}</ref>
He was succeeded as prime minister by Winston Cenac.<ref name="knight" /> After retiring from politics, Sir Allan Louisy continued working as a consultant and as a lawyer. He was also actively involved in the trade union movement.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rt. Hon. Sir Allan Fitzgerald Laurent Louisy |url=https://attorneygeneralchambers.com/former-attorney-general/the-rt-hon-sir-allan-fitzgerald-laurent-louisy |website=attorneygeneralchambers.com}}</ref>
In his later years, he retired to his home in Saphyr Estate, and continued to spend his time volunteering in Laborie. He was knighted on 31 March 2005, recognizing all his accomplishments and benevolence during his lifetime.
He died on 2 March 2011 at home, surrounded by family.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former St. Lucia prime minister dies|author=CMC|date=3 March 2011|work=Antigua Observer|url=http://www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=55251|access-date=4 March 2011|archive-date=7 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707145736/http://www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=55251|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also== * Saint Lucia Labour Party * Politics of Saint Lucia * List of prime ministers of Saint Lucia
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==External links== * [http://opm.govt.lc/ Office of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia] * Biography available in [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1511546433 Prime Ministers of Saint Lucia]
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