12 Facts About Arnhim Eustace

Arnhim Ulric Eustace was born on 5 October 1944 and is a Vincentian retired politician and economist.

Arnhim Eustace served as the third Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and is the former longtime leader of the opposition and former president of the New Democratic Party after resigning in 2016.

Arnhim Eustace attended Sir George William University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he earned a BSc in Economics and a MSc in Development Economics from University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada.

At the age of 27, Arnhim Eustace became the youngest permanent secretary in St Vincent and the Grenadines when he was so assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture.

Arnhim Eustace's ascendancy was cut short when in 1976 he resigned from the civil service on a point of principle.

In 1985 Arnhim Eustace was for 18 months seconded by the CDB to the United Nations Development Programme which assigned him to the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to review and implement changes to the public finance system and to manage government finances as Director General of Finance and Planning.

From 1993 to 1998 Arnhim Eustace was chairman of WIBDECO as well as the Joint Venture Holding Companies in the UK.

Arnhim Eustace headed the Windward Islands negotiating team for the acquisition of GEEST Bananas in a joint venture with Fyffes of Ireland.

Arnhim Eustace was the Government Director on the board of the East Caribbean Group of Companies.

In 2000, Arnhim Eustace was elected leader of the New Democratic Party and upon the October 2000 retirement of Sir James Mitchell, was appointed prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines until the NDP's loss at the March 2001 General Elections.

Arnhim Eustace remained president of The New Democratic Party, and leader of the opposition from April 2001.

In 2016, Arnhim Eustace resigned as both leader of the opposition and President of the New Democratic Party after holding the two positions for 15 years.