Margot Thomas was appointed the first National Archivist of Saint Lucia in 1992 and since then has continued to build the National Archives Authority of Saint Lucia into a model institution for small states using the Total Records concept.
Mrs. Thomas is the author of four books including From Slavery to Freedom: Some Aspects of the Impact of Slavery on Saint Lucia and continues her research into the history of Saint Lucia.
Mrs. Thomas was:
* A Commonwealth Fellow in 1996
* President of The Caribbean Branch of the International Council on Archives (CARBICA) 1997- 2001
* Executive member of the International Council on Archives (ICA) 1999 - 2001
* President of the Memory of the World for Latin America and the Caribbean 2009 - 2012
In June 2008, Mrs. Thomas was among twenty-five individuals inducted into the National Heroes Gallery for Students and was presented the Eagle award for excellence in records management and archiving.
On the country’s thirty-fifth anniversary of Independence in 2014, Mrs. Thomas was the recipient of the Saint Lucia Medal of Merit (Gold) during the National Awards of Excellence for her contribution to archiving.
In May 2016, Mrs. Thomas began a new journey as a an artist specializing in portraiture.
In March 2021, Mrs. Thomas was one of thirty-two (32) women honored by the National Reparations Committee for induction into its one hundred (100) women Hall of Fame.
Mrs. Thomas holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Archives Administration and Records Management from University College, London and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English with History from the University of the West Indies, CaveHill, Barbados.