Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Flag of the governor-general
Incumbent Susan Dougan since 1 August 2019
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

Politics of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines


Executive Monarch Charles III Governor-General Dame Susan Dougan Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves Cabinet
Legislative House of Assembly Speaker: Rochelle Forde Leader of the Opposition
Elections Recent elections General: 2015 2020 2025 Political parties
Administrative divisions (parishes)
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Ralph Gonsalves Diplomatic missions of / in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Other countries
v t e

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.

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.^[2]

Symbols

^† Died in office.

Denotes Acting Governors-General

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Monarch (Reign)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Monarch (Reign)
1		Sir Sydney Gun-Munro (1916–2007)	27 October 1979	28 February 1985	5 years, 124 days	Elizabeth II (1979–2022)
2		Sir Joseph Lambert Eustace (1908–1996)	28 February 1985	29 February 1988	3 years, 1 day
–		Henry Harvey Williams (1917–2004) Acting Governor-General	29 February 1988	20 September 1989	1 year, 204 days
3		Sir David Emmanuel Jack (1918–1998)	20 September 1989	1 June 1996	6 years, 255 days
4		Sir Charles Antrobus (1933–2002)	1 June 1996	3 June 2002^[†]	6 years, 2 days
–		Dame Monica Dacon (b. 1934) Acting Governor-General	3 June 2002	22 June 2002	19 days
5		Sir Frederick Ballantyne (1936–2020)	22 June 2002	1 August 2019	17 years, 40 days
6		Dame Susan Dougan (b. 1955)	1 August 2019	Incumbent	4 years, 301 days
6		Dame Susan Dougan (b. 1955)	1 August 2019	Incumbent	4 years, 301 days	Charles III (2022–present)

^ "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.

Main islands

Governance	Elections Foreign relations Governors-General House of Assembly (parliament) Human rights Law enforcement Military Monarchy Politics Political parties Prime Ministers

National

Sub-national

Australian state governors	New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Canadian lieutenant governors	Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
Realm of New Zealand countries	Cook Islands Niue Tokelau
Crown Dependencies	Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey
British Overseas Territories	Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands
Other viceregal representatives	United Kingdom lieutenancy areas

Former

This page was last edited on 3 April 2024, at 21:08