15 Facts About Neville Cenac

Sir Emmanuel Neville Cenac was born on 24 November 1939 and is the former governor-general of Saint Lucia.

Neville Cenac was appointed to that post in January 2018.

On 28 July 2021 Cenac is reported to have signalled his intention to resign.

Neville Cenac was previously best known as a Saint Lucian politician, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1992.

Neville Cenac was the brother of Prime Minister Winston Neville Cenac, who was the head of government for eight months from 1981 to 1982.

Neville Cenac was the mayor of Castries from 1981 to 1982, when he resigned in to became the leader of Labour Party and the Leader of the Opposition in 1982.

Neville Cenac was the Leader of the Opposition in December 1982, during a constitutional dispute over the status of Governor-General Boswell Williams.

Neville Cenac was returned as a Labour Party member of the Saint Lucian parliament during the country's two successive elections in April 1987.

The website of the Saint Lucia Labour Party indicates that Neville Cenac was elected for the Laborie constituency in two elections as well as representing the party at the municipal level in Castries.

Neville Cenac changed his political affiliation on 2 June 1987, joining the United Workers Party group in parliament and becoming the country's foreign minister.

Neville Cenac spoke before the United Nations General Assembly in October 1987, saying that Saint Lucia was considering political union with other small Caribbean nations.

Neville Cenac was appointed as UWP senator in 1992, and in 1993 was appointed as President of the Senate.

Neville Cenac was president of the Senate of Saint Lucia from October 1993 to June 1997.

On 18 January 2018, Neville Cenac was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2018 Special Honours.

Also in 2018, Neville Cenac was appointed Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Lucia, in his capacity as Chancellor of the Order.