The governor-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the representative of the Vincentian monarch, currently King Charles III.
| Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
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| Viceroy | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Residence | Government House, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Appointer | Monarch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the advice of the prime minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 27 October 1979 |
| First holder | Sir Sydney Gun-Munro |
| Salary | EC$127,167 annually[1] |
| Website | www.gov.vc |
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
editFollowing is a list of people who have served as governor-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since independence in 1979.[2]
Symbols
- ^† Died in office.
Denotes Acting Governors-General
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Monarch (Reign) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Sir Sydney Gun-Munro (1916–2007) |
27 October 1979 |
28 February 1985 |
5 years, 124 days |  Elizabeth II (1979–2022) | |
| 2 | 
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Sir Joseph Lambert Eustace (1908–1996) |
28 February 1985 |
29 February 1988 |
3 years, 1 day | |
| – |
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Henry Harvey Williams (1917–2004) Acting Governor-General |
29 February 1988 |
20 September 1989 |
1 year, 204 days | |
| 3 |
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Sir David Emmanuel Jack (1918–1998) |
20 September 1989 |
1 June 1996 |
6 years, 255 days | |
| 4 |
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Sir Charles Antrobus (1933–2002) |
1 June 1996 |
3 June 2002[†] |
6 years, 2 days | |
| – | 
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Dame Monica Dacon (b. 1934) Acting Governor-General |
3 June 2002 |
22 June 2002 |
19 days | |
| 5 | 
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Sir Frederick Ballantyne (1936–2020) |
22 June 2002 |
1 August 2019 |
17 years, 40 days | |
| 6 |
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Dame Susan Dougan (b. 1955) |
1 August 2019 |
Incumbent | 5 years, 143 days | |
 Charles III (2022–present) | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year 2022" (PDF). Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 13 December 2021. p. 19.
- ^ "Past Governors General". www.gov.vc. Retrieved 2022-06-02.