14 Facts About Richard Frederick

Richard Frederick was born on 6 August, 1965 and is a Saint Lucian lawyer and politician.

Richard Frederick is the Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Housing and Local Government.

Richard Frederick previously served in parliament from 2006 to 2016, and he was Minister for Physical Planning, Housing, Urban Renewal and Local Government.

Richard Frederick subsequently studied law in the UK and became a barrister.

Richard Frederick was elected to the Castries Central constituency as an Independent Member of Parliament, having won the by-election held on 13 March 2006, triggered by the resignation of Saint Lucia Labour Party's MP Sarah Flood-Beaubrun.

Richard Frederick was sworn in as Minister for Housing, Urban Renewal and Local Government in the government of Prime Minister John Compton on 19 December 2006.

Richard Frederick subsequently failed in his bid to become deputy leader of the United Workers Party in 2008.

Richard Frederick has enjoined the Attorney General in a suit he has brought related to this incident.

Richard Frederick won the lawsuit, which was pursued with his brother, who himself was arrested for the same cause, and they were jointly awarded $50,000 for unlawful arrest.

Richard Frederick resigned as a cabinet minister in September 2011, following a Wikileak-related scandal regarding the withdrawal by the US State Department of his diplomatic visa for entry in the United States.

Richard Frederick was reelected in his constituency in the 2011 general elections, but his party was defeated.

On 17 August 2014, Richard Frederick was expelled from the United Workers Party, after he blatantly refused to work with Allen Chastanet who had secured leadership of the United Workers Party.

Richard Frederick was an independent Labour candidate in the 2021 general election, to represent Castries Central in Parliament.

Richard Frederick defeated the incumbent, Sarah Flood-Beaubrun, by 605 votes.