Louis Cools-Lartigue
Dominican politician
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Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue, OBE (18 January 1905 – 21 August 1993[1]) was a Dominican politician.
Louis Cools-Lartigue | |
|---|---|
| Acting President of Dominica | |
| In office 15 June 1979 – 16 June 1979 | |
| President of Dominica (acting) | |
| In office 3 November 1978 – 16 January 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Patrick Roland John |
| Succeeded by | Fred Degazon |
| Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica | |
| In office March 1967 – 1968 | |
| Premier | Edward Oliver LeBlanc |
| Preceded by | Himself as speaker of the Legislative Council |
| Succeeded by | George Austin Winston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis Cools-Lartigue 18 January 1905 |
| Died | 21 August 1993 (aged 88) |
Biography
Until 1955, Cools-Lartigue was the Chief Secretary of the Windward Islands, when on 9 May, he was issued a Commission by George F. Holsten appointing him to the position of Governor's Deputy.[2]
From November 1967 to 3 November 1978, Cools-Lartigue was the last Governor of Dominica.[3][4] He was then elected Interim President and served as such from 3 November 1978 to 19 January 1979,[3] until Fred Degazon was elected President of Dominica. During a constitutional crisis stirred by the desire for democratic socialist reforms, Degazon fled to England on 10 June 1979 and Cools-Lartigue was elected by the House of Assembly as his interim replacement on 15 June 1979.[5] Cools-Lartigue resigned as President either the following day under family pressure,[6] or due to rioters attacking his house on 17 June 1979.[7] He was replaced as President of Dominica by Jenner Armour.
