When Sir John Compton Died in 2007, Stephenson King became the leader of the United Workers Party and Prime Minister.
Today he is at the polls looking for his own mandate to rule St Lucia. Prime Minister King had a hit song writen for him "everybody voting fu king, me father fu king … fisherman fu king …."
He is up against a very respected former Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony. Dr Anthony was first elected in 1997 as the leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party. he remained Prime Minester until 2006 when he lost to Sir Compton.
Dr Anthony first joined the government in august 1979 as the Minister of Education and Culture and have a distinguished career in politics.
King also served in many capacities in government, he was appointed Minister of Community Development in 1987 and also served as Health Minister.
