List of prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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This article contains a list of prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Residence | Prime Minister's Official Residence, Kingstown |
| Appointer | Governor-General |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Ebenezer Joshua (as Chief Minister) Milton Cato (as Premier) |
| Formation | 27 October 1979 |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Salary | 150,454 Eastern Caribbean dollars/55,724 USD annually[1] |
| Website | www |
Constitutional basis
The office of prime minister is established by section 51 of the country's constitution, which provides that the governor-general shall appoint as prime minister the member of the House of Assembly "who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the Representatives".[2]
Section 51(6) of the constitution requires the governor-general to remove the prime minister from office if the House of Assembly passes a motion of no confidence, unless within three days the prime minister either resigns or advises the governor-general to call an election.[3]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
People's Political Party (PPP)
Saint Vincent Labour Party (SVLP)
New Democratic Party (UBP)
Unity Labour Party (ULP)
Chief ministers of Saint Vincent (1960–1969)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  | Ebenezer Joshua (1908–1991) | 1961 1966 | 9 January 1960[4] | 30 May 1967 | 7 years, 141 days | PPP |
| 2 | Milton Cato (1915–1997) | 1967 | 30 May 1967[5] | 27 October 1969 | 2 years, 150 days | SVLP | |
Premiers of Saint Vincent (1969–1979)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Milton Cato (1915–1997) | — | 27 October 1969 | 13 April 1972 | 2 years, 169 days | SVLP | |
| 2 | .jpg) | James Fitz-Allen Mitchell (1931–2021) | 1972 | 14 April 1972 | 8 December 1974 | 2 years, 238 days | Independent |
| (1) | Milton Cato (1915–1997) | 1974 | 8 December 1974 | 27 October 1979 | 4 years, 323 days | SVLP | |
Prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Milton Cato (1915–1997) | 1979 | 27 October 1979 | 30 July 1984 | 4 years, 277 days | SVLP | |
| 2 | | Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell (1931–2021) | 1984 1989 1994 1998 | 30 July 1984 | 27 October 2000 | 16 years, 89 days | NDP |
| 3 |  | Arnhim Eustace (born 1944) | — | 27 October 2000 | 29 March 2001 | 153 days | NDP |
| 4 |  | Ralph Gonsalves (born 1946) | 2001 2005 2010 2015 2020 | 29 March 2001 | Incumbent | 23 years, 105 days | ULP |
References
Further reading
- Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1979 (PDF). Retrieved 20 January 2024 – via Constitute Project.
See also
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