Petrus Compton also known by his nickname

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, "Papo", is a Saint Lucia

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 and senator. He was the Foreign Minister

Foreign minister

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 of Saint Lucia from October 26, 2004, when he was appointed to succeed Julian Hunte

Julian Hunte

Dr. Julian Robert Hunte, OBE was the foreign minister of Saint Lucia from April 2001 to 26 October 2004, when he was succeeded by Petrus Compton...

, until December 2006, when a new government took office. Compton was previously the attorney general and minister of justice for several years until he became Foreign Minister.

Compton is a graduate of the University of the West Indies

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, Mona, Jamaica

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, where he received a bachelor's degree in English, and the Cave Hill, Barbados

Cave Hill, Saint Michael, Barbados

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, campus where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB). Mr. Compton pursued graduate studies at the University of London which culminated in the award of the Master of Laws degree (LLM). He was called to the British Bar at Gray's Inn in London.