Sir Reginald Oswald Palmer, GCMG

Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....

 (born 15 February 1923) was the governor-general

Governor-General

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 of Grenada

Grenada

Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...

from 6th August 1992 to 8th August 1996.

Beginning his career in education, first as a pupil teacher he went on to become the head teacher of St. George's Roman Catholic School in 1956. In 1972 he was promoted to the government post of Assistant Education Officer and then in 1973 was made Principal of the Grenada Teacher's College. The following year he was again promoted, becoming the government Chief Education Officer.

Sir Reginald retired from public service in 1980 and entered the private sector, serving two terms as President of the Grenada Employer's Federation.