▁bridge ▁player ▁who ▁has ▁represented ▁the ▁island ▁at ▁many ▁tournament s . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ken ny ▁Anthony ' s ▁cabinet , ▁serving ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education , ▁Human ▁Resource ▁Development , ▁Youth ▁and ▁Sports ▁and ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁He ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Universal ▁Second ary ▁Education ▁and ▁cut ▁a ▁figure ▁of ▁principle ▁and ▁was ▁sometimes ▁constru ed ▁as ▁ob d ur ate . ▁His ▁ten ure ▁was ▁also ▁character ised ▁by ▁confront ations ▁with ▁Saint ▁Lu cia ▁Te ach ers ▁Union ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁short ▁industrial ▁actions . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ▁Lu cia ▁Labour ▁Party ▁voted ▁to ▁remove ▁their ▁term ▁limit ▁clause ▁and ▁effectively ▁allow ▁current ▁leader , ▁Dr ▁Ken ny ▁Anthony ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁party ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁elections ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁not ▁to ▁part ake ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁E lections ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁private ▁legal ▁practice . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁talk ▁about ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Michel ▁to ▁the ▁hel m ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁He ▁has ▁hint ed ▁this ▁in ▁a ▁recent ▁television ▁interview ▁where ▁he ▁said ▁co y ly ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁getting ▁many ▁requests ▁from ▁people ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁politics ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁we igh ing ▁up ▁his ▁options . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Michel ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁High ▁Court ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Car