Peter Irvin Foster
Peter Foster | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia | |
| In office 6 January 2012 – 19 May 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Kenny Anthony |
| Preceded by | Rosemary Husbands-Mathurin |
| Succeeded by | Leonne Theodore-John |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Irvin Foster |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Peter Foster (KC) is a Saint Lucian lawyer and politician.[1]
He has a Bachelor of Arts in law degree from the University of North London.[2] He has worked as a lawyer, on a private practice since 1983.[1] He was called to the bar in London, England and in Castries, Saint Lucia, in 1983.[1] He has also served as a temporary magistrate in Saint Lucia. He has also been a judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.[1] He has also served as a High Court Judge in the British Virgin Islands and in Anguilla.[3] He is a former chairman of the Castries City Corporation and director of St. Lucia Electricity Services Company.[1]
On 6 January 2012, he was elected to serve as Speaker of the House of Assembly,[4][1] during the government of Kenny Anthony. He served until 19 May 2016.[5]
In July 2012 he was appointed Queen’s Counsel.[1]
Since 2021 he has been a judge in the Court of Appeal of Belize.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Francis, Claudius (18 July 2012). "Peter Foster named QC!". THE STAR - St Lucia.
- ^ a b "Swearing-in of Justices of the Court of Appeal – Government of Belize Press Office".
- ^ "Fourth High-Level Meeting on the Role of the Judiciary" (PDF). www.oas.org. OAS. 23 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "IPU PARLINE database: SAINT LUCIA (House of Assembly), ELECTIONS IN 2011". archive.ipu.org.
- ^ "Caribbean Elections Biography | Peter Foster". caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
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