Henckell Christian
Dominican politician (1910–1998)
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Henckell Lochinvar Christian MBE[1] (1910 – 1998)[2] was a Dominican politician from the Dominica Labour Party.
Henckell Lochinvar Christian | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Dominica | |
| In office November 1978 – 16 June 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Patrick John |
| Succeeded by | Michael Douglas |
| Deputy Premier of Dominica | |
| In office 31 March 1975 – November 1978 | |
| Premier | Patrick John |
| Preceded by | Thomas Etienne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1910 |
| Died | 1998 (aged 87–88) |
| Party | Dominica Labour Party |
| Children | Pearle Christian |
| Relatives | Lemuel McPherson Christian (brother) |
Biography
Christian studied sociology at London University. He worked as a teacher and later as a social worker.[3]
Christian was elected to the House of Assembly of Dominica in 1970[4] and 1975.[5] He was minister of education and health in 1970s[1] in the cabinet of Edward Oliver LeBlanc.[6] Patrick John appointed him as the Deputy Premier[7] in 1975, and Christian continued as the Deputy Prime Minister since independence in November 1978. He resigned alongside acting president Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue on 16 June 1979.[8]
Christian published his memoirs (1920–1992) Gatecrashing into the Unknown in 1992.[3][9][10]
Married to Muriel, nee Mathew, Henckell Christian was the father of Pearle Christian (third of the couple's four daughters), and the brother of Lemuel McPherson Christian, the composer of Dominica's national anthem "Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour".[11][12]
