Michael Pilgrim

Bryan Michael Pilgrim (born 3 January 1947)[1] is a Saint Lucian politician and former prime minister.

He was appointed as a minister within the office of Prime Minister Allan Louisy after Saint Lucia Labour Party victory in the elections of 1979. However, he fell out with the Labour party in 1982.[2] He served as 4th prime minister of Saint Lucia (acting prime minister) after the resignation of Winston Cenac on 17 January 1982.[3][4] He also held the additional portfolio of Minister of Finance.[5] As agreed he served for four months. He campaigned in the 1982 elections as Progressive Labour Party candidate, but lost.[2] He was succeeded as prime minister in May 1982 by John Compton,[6] leader of the United Workers' Party.

He campaigned in both of the 1987 elections as a candidate of Progressive Labour Party candidate, but lost.[2] Then Pilgrim set up his own accounting firm. However, in the elections of 1992 he campaigned as United Workers Party (UWP) candidate, but lost.[2]

  1. ^ Profile of Michael Pilgrim
  2. ^ a b c d Josie, Peter (22 May 2012). "Shattered Dreams: A Political Odyssey in Port-Independent St Lucia".
  3. ^ "St. Lucia Premier Quits Over a Series of Strikes". New York Times. 1982-01-17. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  4. ^ "All the Queen's men — and some women". CBC. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Mar 1982". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/uc1.c109412935.
  6. ^ "Ex-PM's party wins election in St Lucia". Montreal Gazette. 1982-05-05. Retrieved 22 February 2010.