Elliott Belgrave

Sir Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave,^[1] GCMG, KA, CHB, KStJ, SC (born 16 March 1931)^[2][3] is a retired Barbadian High Court Judge^[4] who served as the seventh governor-general of Barbados from 1 June 2012 to 30 June 2017. He previously served as Acting Governor-General from 1 November 2011 to 1 June 2012 (following the retirement of Clifford Husbands).^[5] On 22 May 2012, the prime minister of Barbados announced that Belgrave would be appointed as the 7th Barbadian Governor-General of Queen Elizabeth II. In preparation, Justice Sandra Mason was appointed as acting Governor-General on 30 May 2012^[6] pending Belgrave's preparation for his own oath-taking ceremony on 1 June.^[7]

Sir Elliott Belgrave GCMG KA CHB KStJ SC
Belgrave in 2016
7th Governor-General of Barbados
In office 1 June 2012 – 30 June 2017 Acting: 1 November 2011 – 30 May 2012
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Freundel Stuart
Preceded by	Clifford Husbands
Succeeded by	Philip Greaves (acting)
Personal details
Born	Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave (1931-03-16) 16 March 1931 (age 93) Boscobel, British Windward Islands (present day Barbados)
Spouse	Loretta Belgrave
Children	1 daughter
Alma mater	University College London Darwin College, Cambridge

Education and career

Belgrade is a graduate of University College London (LLB, 1962) and Cambridge (MPhil Criminology, 1979) from Darwin College, Cambridge.^[8] He served as Director of Public Prosecutions in Barbados and as Judge of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Barbados.^[9] He is a Queen's Counsel and was awarded the Companion of Honour of Barbados for his contribution to the legal system in Barbados.^[10][11] In December 2016 it was reported that Belgrave was approaching personal retirement from the post of Governor-General.^[12]

Private life

He is married to Loretta Belgrave,^[13] and together they have a daughter named Susan Matheson.^[14]

He is a Freemason, and a Past District Grand Master of the District Grand Lodge of Barbados (Scottish Constitution).^[15]

Honours

He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George on 8 June 2012.^[16] He is a Companion of Honour of Barbados.

References

1. "Governor General sworn in". Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
2. Profile of Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave
3. "Index Bb-Bh".
4. 'Elliott Belgrave is acting GG', Barbados Daily Nation, November 2, 2011
5. "Countries Ba-Bo".
6. "Justice Sandra Mason acting GG". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
7. New Governor General sworn in Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
8. ‘Belgrave, Sir Elliott (Fitzroy)’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
9. "A humble Sir Elliott installed". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
10. "ELLIOTT F. BELGRAVE | Randall D. Belgrave, Q.C." Archived from the original on 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
11. "GG speaks on Barbados' development". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
12. "GG to retire next year". Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
13. Over to Sir Elliott^{[permanent dead link]}
14. First family^{[permanent dead link]}
15. See reports here.
16. "No. 60166". The London Gazette. 8 June 2012. p. 1.

External links

• Photo^{[permanent dead link]}, Barbados Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
• Barbados, Worldstatesmen

Political offices
Preceded by Clifford Husbands	Governor General of Barbados 2012–2017	Succeeded by Philip Greaves Acting