List of heads of government of Grenada explained

Post:Prime Minister
Body:Grenada
Insignia:Coat of arms of Grenada.svg
Flag:Flag of Grenada.svgborder
Insigniasize:125px
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Grenada
Incumbent:Dickon Mitchell
Incumbentsince:24 June 2022
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Governor-General
Termlength:At His Majesty's pleasure
Precursor:Premier of Grenada
Salary:80,619 Eastern Caribbean dollars/29,859 USD annually[1]
Formation:7 February 1974

This is a list of heads of government of Grenada, from the establishment of the office of the chief minister in 1960 to the present day.

List of officeholders

Political parties and other affiliations
  • Symbols Died in office
  • Chief ministers of Grenada (1960–1967)

    PortraitName
    ElectionTerm of officePolitical party
    Took officeLeft officeTime in office
    1Herbert Blaize
    1957January 1960March 1961GNP
    2George E. D. Clyne
    1961March 1961August 1961GULP
    3Eric Gairy
    August 196119 June 1962GNP
    (1)Herbert Blaize
    1962September 1962March 1967GNP

    Premiers of the Associated State of Grenada (1967–1974)

    PortraitName
    ElectionTerm of officePolitical party
    Took officeLeft officeTime in office
    1Herbert Blaize
    March 1967August 1967GNP
    2Sir Eric Gairy
    1967
    1972
    August 19676 February 1974GULP

    Prime Minister of Grenada (1974–present)

    PortraitName
    ElectionTerm of officePolitical party
    Took officeLeft officeTime in office
    Prime Minister of Grenada (1974–1979)
    1Sir Eric Gairy
    19767 February 197413 March 1979
    [2]
    GULP
    Prime ministers of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada (1979–1983)
    2Maurice Bishop
    13 March 197914 October 1983
    NJM
    Bernard Coard
    14 October 198319 October 1983
    NJM
    Head of the Revolutionary Military Council of Grenada (1983)
    Hudson Austin
    19 October 198325 October 1983
    Military /
    NJM
    Governor-General of Grenada (1983)
    Sir Paul Scoon
    25 October 19839 December 198345 daysNone
    Chairman of the Interim Advisory Council (1983–1984)
    3Nicholas Brathwaite
    9 December 19834 December 1984Independent[3]
    Prime ministers of Grenada (1984–present)
    4Herbert Blaize
    19844 December 198419 December 1989NNP
    5Ben Jones
    20 December 198916 March 1990NNP
    (3)Nicholas Brathwaite
    199016 March 19901 February 1995NDC
    6George Brizan
    1 February 199522 June 1995NDC
    7Keith Mitchell
    1995
    1999
    2003
    22 June 19959 July 2008NNP
    8Tillman Thomas
    20089 July 200820 February 2013NDC
    (7)Keith Mitchell
    2013
    2018
    20 February 201324 June 2022NNP
    9Dickon Mitchell
    202224 June 2022IncumbentNDC

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year 2015. Government of Grenada. www.gov.gd.
    2. News: DeYoung . Karen . 14 March 1979 . Flamboyant Grenada Leader Is reported Ousted in a Coup . 24 June 2022 . Washington Post.
    3. News: Cody . Edward . 24 December 1983 . Grenada's Vacuum Tempts Ex-Leader . 23 June 2022 . Washington Post.