Arnhim Eustace
Arnhim Ulric Eustace (born 5 October 1944) is a Vincentian retired politician and economist. He served as the third Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and is the former Leader of the Opposition and former president of the New Democratic Party (NDP) after resigning in 2016.
The Honourable Arnhim Ulric Eustace MP | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| In office 27 October 2000 – 28 March 2001 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor‑General | Sir Charles Antrobus |
| Preceded by | James Fitz-Allen Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Gonsalves |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 9 July 1998 – 11 January 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | James Fitz-Allen Mitchell and himself |
| Preceded by | James Fitz-Allen Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Gonsalves |
| Leader of the New Democratic Party | |
| In office 27 October 2000 – 15 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | James Fitz-Allen Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Godwin Friday |
| Member of Parliament for East Kingstown | |
| In office 15 June 1998 – 9 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Carlyle Dougan |
| Succeeded by | Fitzgerald Bramble |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1944 British Windward Islands (now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Jennifer Eustace (m. 1975) |
Eustace was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of East Kingstown in the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1998 until his retirement in 2020. On 27 October 2000, Eustace, then a political neophyte, succeeded James Fitz-Allen Mitchell as the leader of the NDP, and on 28 March 2001, the NDP was defeated in the 2001 general election. The party was reduced from 8 to 3 seats, producing a majority government for the Unity Labour Party.
In the 7 December 2005 general elections, Eustace's NDP also won 3 seats. In the 13 December 2010 general election, Eustace's NDP saw an increase in the popular vote to 48.67%, winning 7 seats in a close election. The number required to form a majority in the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 8, and the incumbent ULP formed government with a one-seat majority.