Arnhim eustace biography

Political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a moderate conservativepolitical party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

The party is led by Godwin Friday,^[1][2] and is currently the official opposition in the House of Assembly.

Arnhim Eustace: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines politician ...: Arnhim Ulric Eustace (born 5 October ) is a Vincentian retired politician and economist. He 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 (NDP) after resigning in

History

The New Democratic Party was founded in Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, on 3 December Its first leader was James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, commonly referred to by his peers as "Son Mitchell".

In , the Brand-new Democratic Party contested the general elections and won two seats in the then seat parliament.

Five years later the NDP won with nine of the thirteen seats, making Mitchell the country’s second Prime Minister. By way of a by-election, when then Labour Party leader Hon.

Robert Milton Cato closed the last chapter of his political book; the NDP gained an additional seat advantage.

He, however, said that his regrets are not personal, but relate to the benefits that could contain redounded to the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, if he were given a longer stint at the helm of government. Eustace said this was the reality despite his best efforts, those of the NDP, and the overwhelming encourage of Vincentians. He inherited the prime ministership from Sir James Mitchell, who transitioned to a new leader five months before early general elections, which he had agreed to in decree to end intense protests by the then opposition Unity Labour Party in early

So far, the NDP has been the first and only political party in St. Vincent & the Grenadines to have won all the seats in a national election, doing so in

The development of the banana and tourism industries have been among the major pillars of economic development for St.

Vincent & the Grenadines, spearheaded by the New Democratic Party.

When Sir James Mitchell departed elective politics, the Hon. Arnhim Ulric Eustace was elected President of the NDP and took over as the third Prime Minister. He served as Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition from to Under Eustace’s leadership the NDP grew and became more democratic with the Central Executive and party delegates more involved in the election and selection of the Executive Members of the party.

In , NDP leader Arnhim Eustace resigned and since, the party has been led by Godwin Friday.

Electoral history

House of Assembly elections

Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Result
	James Mitchell	9,	%	2	2nd	Opposition
		21,	%	7	1st	Majority government
		29,	%	6	1st	Supermajority government
		25,	%	3	1st	Supermajority government
		23,	%	4	1st	Majority government
	Arnhim Eustace	23,	%	5	2nd	Opposition
		25,	%		2nd	Opposition
		30,	%	4	2nd	Opposition
		31,	%		2nd	Opposition
	Godwin Friday	32,	%	1	2nd	Opposition

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