Post: | Governor-General |
Body: | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Flag: | Flag of the Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg |
Flagsize: | 150px |
Flagcaption: | Flag of the governor-general |
Flagborder: | yes |
Insignia: | Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg |
Insigniasize: | 100px |
Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Incumbent: | Susan Dougan |
Incumbentsince: | 1 August 2019 |
Department: | Viceroy |
Style: | Her Excellency |
Residence: | Government House, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Appointer: | Monarch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Appointer Qualified: | on the advice of the prime minister |
Termlength: | genderp=~}}}} Majesty's pleasure |
Formation: | 27 October 1979 |
First: | Sir Sydney Gun-Munro |
Salary: | annually[1] |
Website: | www.gov.vc |
The governor-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the 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.
Following is a list of people who have served as governor-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since independence in 1979.[2]
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Died in office.
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Monarch (Reign) | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 | Sir Sydney Gun-Munro | 27 October 1979 | 28 February 1985 | Elizabeth II (1979–2022) | ||
2 | Sir Joseph Lambert Eustace | 28 February 1985 | 29 February 1988 | |||
– | Henry Harvey Williams | 29 February 1988 | 20 September 1989 | |||
3 | Sir David Emmanuel Jack | 20 September 1989 | 1 June 1996 | |||
4 | Sir Charles Antrobus | 1 June 1996 | 3 June 2002 | |||
– | Dame Monica Dacon | 3 June 2002 | 22 June 2002 | |||
5 | Sir Frederick Ballantyne | 22 June 2002 | 1 August 2019 | |||
6 | Dame Susan Dougan | 1 August 2019 | Incumbent | |||
Charles III |