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Baldwin Spencer
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| 3rd Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda | |
| In office 24 August 2004 – 13 June 2014 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | James Carlisle Louise Lake-Tack |
| Preceded by | Lester Bird |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Browne |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 6 January 2005 – 13 June 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Harold Lovell |
| Succeeded by | Charles Fernandez |
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| Born |
Winston Baldwin Spencer
8 October 1948 |
| Political party | United Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Jacklyn Spencer |
| Children | 2 |
Winston Baldwin Spencer (born 8 October 1948) is an Antiguan politician who was the third Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 2004 to 2014.
Spencer led the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) to victory in the March 2004 parliamentary election. In addition to serving as Prime Minister, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs on 6 January 2005.
Spencer's party was swept from power in the June 2014 general election.
Personal life
Spencer is married to Jacklyn Spencer and is the father of two children. On 16 August 2008, Spencer was inducted as an honorary member of the Pathfinder Club, a Seventh-day Adventist youth service organization, during a gathering of more than 3,000 Pathfinders from around the Caribbean.
On 19 February 2022, Spencer was involved in a car accident close to the Townhouse Megastore in St. John's, but is reported to be unhurt.
