Arnhim Eustace, Date of Birth

Arnhim Eustace

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines politician

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1944

Profession: politician, economist

Nationality: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Arnhim Ulric Eustace (born 5 October 1944) was a Vincentian 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.Eustace is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of East Kingstown in the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.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 in which 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.