Calixte George

Calixte George is a Saint Lucian former politician. A member of the Saint Lucia Labour Party, he served as President of the Senate of Saint Lucia from 1979 to 1982. He later served as Minister of Communications, Works, Transport and Public Utilities from 1997 to 2001, and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 2001 to 2004.

Biography

George, born in Saint Lucia, attended the Roman Catholic Boys School. He began attending Saint Mary's College on Saint Lucia in 1952 on a scholarship, later graduating in 1958. He was one of the first Saint Lucians to pass chemistry, botany and zoology courses at the higher school certificate level. He then attended the University of Reading in the England and graduated in 1966 with a Master of Science in soil science. He also was named a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia, and in 2025 received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of the West Indies.