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Godwin Friday

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Godwin Friday

Godwin Elliot Loraine Friday (born 28 September 1959) is a Vincentian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 2025 and as leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) since 2016. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Northern Grenadines constituency since 2001 and served as the leader of the opposition from 2016 to 2025. In the 2001 general election, Friday was elected to the House of Assembly for the first time. He retained his seat in the 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2025 elections. In the 2025 general election, Friday's NDP defeated Ralph Gonsalves' long-governing Unity Labour Party, forming a supermajority government and becoming prime minister.

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Monarch
Charles III
Governor-General
Susan Dougan
Preceded by
Arnhim Eustace
Monarchs
Elizabeth IICharles III
Governors-General
Frederick BallantyneSusan Dougan
Succeeded by
Ralph Gonsalves
Born
(1959-09-28) 28 September 1959 (age 66)[citation needed]Bequia, West Indies Federation (present day Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)[citation needed]
Political party
New Democratic Party
Alma mater
University of Waterloo (BA, MA)Queen's University (LLB, PhD)
Website
http://ndpsvg.com
Party
New Democratic Party
Deputy
St. Clair Leacock

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Preceded byArnhim Eustace
Preceded byArnhim Eustace
Party political offices
Preceded byArnhim Eustace
Party political offices
Leader of the New Democratic Party 2016–present
Party political offices
Incumbent
Political offices
Political offices
Party political offices
Political offices
Preceded byRalph Gonsalves
Preceded byRalph Gonsalves
Party political offices
Preceded byRalph Gonsalves
Party political offices
Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2025–present
Party political offices
Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded byArnhim Eustace
Leader of the New Democratic Party 2016–present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded byRalph Gonsalves
Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2025–present
Incumbent

References

  1. Searchlight
    https://www.searchlight.vc/front-page/2017/01/20/ndp-to-elect-new-party-chair/
  2. Searchlight
    https://www.searchlight.vc/front-page/2016/11/22/dr-friday-pledges-to-do-his-best/
  3. "2020 Elections Candidates"
    http://www.gov.vc/images/pdf_documents/2020-Elections-Candidates.pdf
  4. Brithday
    https://www.facebook.com/GodwinFridayMP/videos/1285448758542584/
  5. "St. Vincent and the Grenadines General Election Results 2015"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001315/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/vc/elections/vc_results_2015.asp
  6. "Friday to be sworn in as Opposition Leader"
    https://www.iwnsvg.com/2016/11/17/friday-to-be-sworn-in-as-opposition-leader/
  7. Islands in the stream: the development of a machinery for the conduct of external affairs in the Bahamas and Bahamian foreign policy 1973–1985
    https://ocul-wtl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_WTL/5ob3ju/alma991673253505162
  8. A political economy of 'State Capitalism' in Trinidad and Tobago : social struggles and the development process
    https://ocul-qu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_QU/1m1jubc/alma997837943405158
  9. "Dr. the Honourable Godwin L. Friday"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201130161919/https://ndpsvg.org/shadow-cabinet/dr-the-honourable-godwin-l-friday
  10. "PM planning snap elections before petitions hearing?"
    https://www.iwnsvg.com/2017/08/10/pm-planning-snap-elections-before-petitions-hearing/
  11. AP News
    https://apnews.com/article/st-vincent-grenadines-gonsalves-godwin-friday-election-19dae7a73c91ccad643ade4b1ed08cba
  12. "New Cabinet Takes Office in St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Searchlight"
    https://www.searchlight.vc/breaking-news/2025/12/03/new-cabinet-takes-office-st-vincent-grenadines/
  13. The Caribbean Basin Initiative and industrial development in Trinidad and Tobago
    https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/25148232
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