Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

{{Short description|Representative of the monarch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}

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| insignia = Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg

| insigniasize = 100px

| insigniacaption = Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

| image = Susan Dougan 2019.jpg

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| incumbent = Dame Susan Dougan

| incumbentsince = 1 August 2019

| department = Viceroy

| style = Her Excellency

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| residence = Government House, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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| nominator =

| appointer = Monarch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

| appointer_qualified = on the advice of the prime minister

| termlength = At His Majesty's pleasure

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| formation = 27 October 1979

| first = Sir Sydney Gun-Munro

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| salary = {{Currency|127,167|XCD}} annually{{cite web|title=Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year 2022|url=http://finance.gov.vc/finance/images/PDF/Budget_Estimates_2022.pdf|date=13 December 2021|website=Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|page=19}}

| website = [https://www.gov.vc/index.php/home/governor-general www.gov.vc]

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The governor-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the viceregal representative of the Vincentian monarch, currently King Charles III.

The office of the governor-general was created in 1979 when the islands gained independence as a Commonwealth realm.

List of governors-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Following is a list of people who have served as governor-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since independence in 1979.{{Cite web |title=Past Governors General |url=https://www.gov.vc/index.php/past-governor-generals |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=www.gov.vc}}

Symbols{{note label}}{{refbegin}}

:{{note|Died|†}} Died in office.

{{refend}}{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes Acting Governors-General}}

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! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" | Portrait

! rowspan="2" | Name
(Birth–Death)

! colspan="3" | Term of office

! rowspan="2" | Monarch
(Reign)

Took office

!Left office

!Time in office

1

|

| Sir Sydney Gun-Munro
{{small|(1916–2007)}}

| 27 October
1979

| 28 February
1985

| {{ayd|1979|10|27|1985|2|28}}

| rowspan="7" style="background:#eaecf0; border-style: solid solid none solid ;" | 70px
Elizabeth II
60px
(1979–2022)

2

| 70px

| Sir Joseph Lambert Eustace
{{small|(1908–1996)}}

| 28 February
1985

| 29 February
1988

| {{ayd|1985|2|28|1988|2|29}}

style="background:#e6e6aa;"

| –

| 70px

| Henry Harvey Williams
{{small|(1917–2004)}}
{{small|Acting Governor-General}}

| 29 February
1988

| 20 September
1989

| {{ayd|1988|2|29|1989|9|20}}

3

| 70px

| Sir David Emmanuel Jack
{{small|(1918–1998)}}

| 20 September
1989

| 1 June
1996

| {{ayd|1989|9|20|1996|6|1}}

4

| 70px

| Sir Charles Antrobus
{{small|(1933–2002)}}

| 1 June
1996

| 3 June
2002{{ref label|Died|†}}

| {{ayd|1996|6|1|2002|6|3}}

style="background:#e6e6aa;"

| –

| 70px

| Dame Monica Dacon
{{small|(b. 1934)}}
{{small|Acting Governor-General}}

| 3 June
2002

| 22 June
2002

| {{ayd|2002|6|3|2002|6|22}}

5

| 78x78px

| Sir Frederick Ballantyne
{{small|(1936–2020)}}

| 22 June
2002

| 1 August
2019

| {{ayd|2002|6|22|2019|8|1}}

rowspan=2 | 6

| rowspan=2 | 70px

| rowspan=2 | Dame Susan Dougan
{{small|(b. 1955)}}

| rowspan=2 | 1 August
2019

| rowspan=2 | Incumbent

| rowspan=2 | {{ayd|2019|8|1}}

| style="background:#eaecf0 ; border-style: none solid solid solid ;" |

rowspan="1" style="background:#eaecf0" | 70px
Charles III
60px
{{small|(2022–present)}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Saint_Vincent.html World Statesmen]

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