Richard Frederick

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Richard Frederick is a Saint Lucian lawyer and politician. Born on August 6, 1965 he is the tenth of twelve children and the last of five boys. He was elected to the Castries Central constituency as an Independent Member of Parliament having won the by-election held on 13 March 2006 which had been triggered by the resignation of Sarah Flood-Beaubrun. Flood-Beaubrun who ran for the political party she founded Organization for National Empowerment finished third, with Victor Lacorbiniere the Saint Lucia Labour Party candidate in second place. He was the first independent candidate to win a seat in a St Lucian election.

Richard Frederick was subsequently endorsed by the United Workers Party (UWP) and was re-elected for the UWP in the general election of 11 December 2006.

Frederick has claimed that he aims to clear up the Castries Central area, and that he will give half of his MP's salary to this cause.^{[citation needed]}