Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The governor-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the representative of the Vincentian monarch, currently King Charles III.

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

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)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
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	5 years, 112 days
						Charles III (2022–present)

See also

• List of prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• List of colonial governors and administrators of Saint Vincent

References

1. "Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year 2022" (PDF). Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 13 December 2021. p. 19.
2. "Past Governors General". www.gov.vc. Retrieved 2022-06-02.

• World Statesmen