Edmund Estephane

{{Short description|Saint Lucian politician for United Workers Party}}

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Edmund Estephane (born 16 November 1968) is a Saint Lucian politician who represented the constituency of Dennery South for the United Workers Party. He is also a former sprinter who competed at World Championships level.{{cite web |title=Edmund Estaphane |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/saint-lucia/edmund-estaphane-14354486 |website=www.worldathletics.org}}

Estephane won his seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006. In the government of Prime Minister John Compton, sworn in on 19 December 2006, Estephane was named Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Commerce.Anselma Aimable, [http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000048/004841.htm "St Lucia swears in new government ministers"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015124654/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000048/004841.htm |date=2007-10-15 }}, Caribbean Net News, December 20, 2006. In early June 2007, he became Minister of Health,[http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-1968--20-20--.html "Reallocation of ministeral portfolios in St Lucia cabinet"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912091451/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-1968--20-20--.html |date=2007-09-12 }}, Caribbean Net News, June 9, 2007. and in the next cabinet reshuffle on September 12, 2007, following Compton's death, he became Minister for Labour, Information and Broadcasting.Anselma Aimable, [http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-3526--20-20--.html "St Lucia swears in new cabinet ministers"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207093639/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-3526--20-20--.html |date=2008-02-07 }}, Caribbean Net News, September 13, 2007. Edmund Estaphane lost his palimentary seat to Saint Lucia Labour Party candidate Alfred Prospere in the 2021 Saint Lucia General Election.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-07-27|title=Elections 2021 Update: Alfred Prospere has Removed Este|url=https://thevoiceslu.com/2021/07/elections-2021-update-alfred-prospere-has-removed-este/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-13|website=St. Lucia News From The Voice|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213155418/https://thevoiceslu.com/2021/07/elections-2021-update-alfred-prospere-has-removed-este/ |archive-date=2021-12-13 }}