Louis Cools-Lartigue
Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue | |
|---|---|
| President of Dominica (acting) | |
| In office 3 November 1978 – 16 January 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Patrick Roland John |
| Succeeded by | Fred Degazon |
| Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica | |
| In office March 1967 – 1968 | |
| Premier | Edward Oliver LeBlanc |
| Preceded by | Himself as speaker of the Legislative Council |
| Succeeded by | George Austin Winston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis Cools-Lartigue 18 January 1905 |
| Died | 21 August 1993 (aged 88) |
Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue, OBE (18 January 1905 – 21 August 1993[1]) was a Dominican politician.
Biography
[edit]Until 1955, Cools-Lartigue was the Chief Secretary of the Windward Islands, when on 9 May, he was issued a Commission by George F. Holsten appointing him to the position of Governor's Deputy.[2]
From November 1967 to 3 November 1978, Cools-Lartigue was the last Governor of Dominica.[3][4] He was then elected Interim President and served as such from 3 November 1978 to 19 January 1979,[3] until Fred Degazon was elected President of Dominica. During a constitutional crisis stirred by the desire for democratic socialist reforms, Degazon fled to England on 10 June 1979 and Cools-Lartigue was elected by the House of Assembly as his interim replacement on 15 June 1979.[5] Cools-Lartigue resigned as President either the following day under family pressure,[6] or due to rioters attacking his house on 17 June 1979.[7] He was replaced as President of Dominica by Jenner Armour.
References
[edit]- ^ Caribbean Council for Europe, West India Committee (1992). Who Was Who; also Caribbean Insight. Vol. 15–16. Goodyear Gibbs (Caribbean). p. 162.
- ^ "Government Notices, No. 150". Grenada Government Gazette. 73 (29). Saint George's. 9 May 1955. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Officers Administering the Government of Dominica". Office of the President. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Quain, Anthony J., ed. (2001). The Political Reference Almanac (2001-2002 ed.). Arlington, Va.: PoliSci Books. p. 896.
- ^ "His Excellency Frederick Degazon". Office of the President. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ Honychurch, Lennox (1995). The Dominica Story: A History of the Island. Macmillan. p. 267. ISBN 9780333627761.
- ^ Hunt, David, ed. (1980). The Times Yearbook of World Affairs, 1979/80. Times Books. p. 81. ISBN 9780723002369.
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