List of Governors-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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The office of Governor-General
of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
was created in 1979 when the islands gained independence as a Commonwealth realm
. The Governor-General represents Queen Elizabeth II
and acts as de facto head of state
. Prior to independence, the islands were administered variously by lieutenant-governors, governor
s and administrator
s.
Governor-General
A Governor-General, is a vice-regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription. Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a Governor General can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above "ordinary" governors.- Current uses...
of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
was created in 1979 when the islands gained independence as a Commonwealth realm
Commonwealth Realm
A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. The sixteen current realms have a combined land area of 18.8 million km² , and a population of 134 million, of which all, except about two million, live in the six...
. The Governor-General represents Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
and acts as de facto head of state
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
. Prior to independence, the islands were administered variously by lieutenant-governors, governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
s and administrator
Administrator of the Government
An Administrator in the constitutional practice of some countries in the Commonwealth is a person who fulfils a role similar to that of a Governor or a Governor-General...
s.
Governors-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sir Sydney Gun-MunroSydney Gun-MunroSir Sydney Douglas Gun-Munro GCMG, FRCS was Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines...
(27 October 1979–28 February 1985) - Sir Joseph Lambert EustaceJoseph Lambert EustaceJoseph Lambert Eustace was born on 28 February 1908, the second son of Reynold Lambert Eustace and Beatrice St. Hilaire Eustace of Mayreau in the St.Vincent Grenadines. Together with his brother John Parmenas Eustace he founded the Intermediate School in November 1926 and taught there until around...
(28 February 1985–29 February 1988) - Henry Harvey Williams (29 February 1988–20 September 1989) (acting)
- Sir David JackDavid Emmanuel JackSir David Emmanuel Jack, GCMG, MBE was Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1989 to 1996. He was born in Victoria Village, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He also served as Health Minister from 1986 to 1989....
, (20 September 1989–1 June 1996) - Sir Charles AntrobusCharles AntrobusSir Charles James Antrobus, GCMG, OBE was the Governor-General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines from June 1, 1996, until his death. He died in Toronto and was temporarily replaced by Monica Dacon....
(1 June 1996–3 June 2002) - Monica DaconMonica DaconDame Monica Jessie Dacon, née Sheen DBE, CMG is a former Saint Vincent and the Grenadines schoolteacher, educator and politician. She is the widow of parliamentarian St. Clair Dacon....
(3 June 2002–2 September 2002) (acting) - Sir Frederick BallantyneFrederick BallantyneSir Frederick Nathaniel Ballantyne, GCMG is the Governor-General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He has been in this office since 2 September 2002, and was knighted in November. He replaced Monica Dacon who had been interim Governor General after the death of Charles Antrobus.-External links:*...
(2 September 2002–Present)