Baldwin Spencer | |
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3rd Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda | |
In office 24 March 2004 – 13 June 2014 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governors‑General | James Carlisle Louise Lake-Tack |
Preceded by | Lester Bird |
Succeeded by | Gaston Browne |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 6 January 2005 – 13 June 2014 | |
Preceded by | Harold Lovell |
Succeeded by | Charles Fernandez |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office June 2014 – March 2018 | |
Preceded by | Gaston Browne |
Succeeded by | Jamale Pringle |
In office 1989–2004 | |
Preceded by | Eric Burton |
Succeeded by | Robin Yearwood |
Personal details | |
Born | Winston Baldwin Spencer 8 October 1948[1] |
Political party | United Progressive Party |
Spouse | Jacklyn Spencer |
Children | 2 |
Winston Baldwin Spencer (born 8 October 1948) is an Antiguan politician who was the third prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 2004 to 2014.
Spencer led the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) to victory in the March 2004 parliamentary election. In addition to serving as prime minister, he became minister of foreign affairs on 6 January 2005.
Spencer's party was swept from power in the June 2014 general election.