Claudius James Francis (born 1959[1]) is a Saint Lucian television talk show host and politician, who has been Speaker of the House of Assembly since 2021.

[2][3] He was President of the Senate from 2012 to 2016.

[4][5] Francis is the former chairman of the Saint Lucia Labour Party.

[6] Francis is the host of Straight Up with Claudius Francis on HTS Channel 4.

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