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List of prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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
since 29 March 2001
StyleThe Right Honourable
ResidencePrime Minister's Official Residence, Kingstown
AppointerGovernor-General
Term lengthFive years, renewable
Inaugural holderEbenezer Joshua
(as Chief Minister)
Milton Cato
(as Premier)
Formation27 October 1979
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister
Salary150,454 Eastern Caribbean dollars/55,724 USD annually[1]
Websitewww.pmoffice.gov.vc

Constitutional basis

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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

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Political parties and other affiliations
  People's Political Party (PPP)
  Saint Vincent Labour Party (SVLP)
  Independent
  New Democratic Party (UBP)
  Unity Labour Party (ULP)

Chief ministers of Saint Vincent (1960–1969)

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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)

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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   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)

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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, 268 days ULP

References

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  1. ^ Ministry of Finance of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5 September 2018). "Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-05.
  2. ^ Article 51, Section 1–2 of the Constitution of St Vincent and the Grenadines (1979)
  3. ^ Article 51, Section 6 of the Constitution of St Vincent and the Grenadines (1979)
  4. ^ "Saint Vincent government gazette Vol. 93 No. 3". 9 January 1960. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Saint Vincent government gazette Vol. 100 No. 34". 30 May 1967. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

Further reading

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See also

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