Ministry of Legal Affairs (Saint Lucia)

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The Ministry of Legal Affairs of Saint Lucia aims to optimize the performance of national security institutions by improving human resource capacity and deployment, financial and information management, and utilization. [1] There are past instances in which the Minister of Legal Affairs simultaneously served as the Attorney General.

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List of ministers (Post-1979 upon achieving independence)

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