in 2019 Chastanet was Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation and a member of the
Saint Lucian Senate from 2006 to 2011. Chastanet unsuccessfully ran for a parliament seat for Soufriere Constituency in the
2011 general election. In 2013, he was elected leader of the opposition United Workers Party. Chastanet won the parliament seat for Micoud South constituency in the
2016 general election. He was sworn in as Prime Minister on 7 June 2016. He held the additional portfolios of
Minister of Finance, Economic Growth, Job Creation, External Affairs and the Public Service. On 26 July 2021, Chastanet and his political party
United Workers Party were not successful in the
2021 Saint Lucian general election after they were defeated by the
Saint Lucia Labour Party by a landslide. On 30 July 2021, Chastanet was appointed as
Leader of the Opposition. His party fell to just 1 seat in the
2025 general election. ==Political positions==