Background
Hunte, Julian Robert was born on March 14, 1940 in Castries.
government official politician
Hunte, Julian Robert was born on March 14, 1940 in Castries.
Hunte's educational background is in Business Administration and accounting.
Mr. Hunte's career as a political activist and politician spans more than thirty-five years. Entering Saint Lucia's politics in 1967, he served first as a City Councillor and, from 1970 to 1971, as Mayor of his home city of Castries. Joining the Labour Party in 1978, he became its Vice Chairman and chaired its reorganising committee. In 1984, he became the Party Leader and was elected to Parliament in 1987, serving as Leader of the Opposition until 1996. In 2001, he was appointed to the Senate of Saint Lucia and was invited by the Prime Minister to join the Cabinet that same year. He is the Permanent Representative (or Ambassador) for Saint Lucia to the United Nations, after presenting his credentials to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 7 December 2004.
Hunte was also the President of the United Nations General Assembly during its 58th regular session (2003–2004).
In the Government of Saint Lucia, Mr. Hunte has held a number of key positions in national development planning and implementation, most notably as Chair of the Saint Lucia National Development Corporation, the country's principal development agency and investors' link to relevant Government ministries. Mr. Hunte has also served as Director of the Saint Lucia Development Bank and the National Commercial Bank of Saint Lucia. Other national development programmes and initiatives to which he has provided leadership and direction include the Saint Lucia Model Farms Limited and Halcyon Days Hotel Limited, managers of a major resort facility owned in part by the Government of Saint Lucia, and he has served as Chairman of the Insurance Advisory Council of Saint Lucia and Director of the Windward Islands Banana Development and Exporting Company.
An advocate of labour rights and fair labour standards, Mr. Hunte has also been active in the trade union movement, serving as President of the National Workers Union, as Treasurer of the Saint Lucia Seamen and Waterfront General Workers Trade Union and as an executive member of the Saint Lucia Civil Service Association.
In support of culture and the arts, Mr. Hunte co-founded and chaired for two decades the Saint Lucia National Trust, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to identifying and preserving the historical and cultural legacy of Saint Lucia. He has served in various capacities with many other organisations, holding, among others, the post of President of the Saint Lucia Mental Health Association.
President National Workers Union. Treasurer St/ Lucia Seaman and Waterfront General Workers Trade Union. Executive member St. Lucia Civil Service Association.
Chairman Insurance Advisory Council of St.Lucia.
Married Charlotte Elizabeth Jennifer Hunte. 4 children.
