 George William Odlum ( 24 June 1934 – 28 September 2003 ) was a Saint Lucian left @-@ wing politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister . Born in Castries , Odlum studied at Bristol University and Oxford University in the United Kingdom before returning to Saint Lucia as Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Trade . After working for the Saint Lucia Tourist Board , Odlum was elected to the House of Assembly in 1979 and became Minister of Finance . He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs in 1981 . Odlum left the United Workers Party in 1982