List of heads of government of Grenada
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This is a list of heads of government of Grenada, from the establishment of the office of the chief minister in 1960 to the present day.
Infobox
Style
The Honourable
Appointer
Governor-General
Term length
At His Majesty's pleasure
Precursor
Premier of Grenada
Inaugural holder
Eric Gairy
Formation
7 February 1974; 51 years ago (1974-02-07)
Salary
EC$80,619 / US$29,859 annually
Tables
· List of officeholders › Chief ministers of Grenada (1960–1967)
Time in office
Time in office
No.
Took office
Name(Birth–Death)
Time in office
Herbert Blaize(1918–1989)
Herbert Blaize(1918–1989)
No.
1
Name(Birth–Death)
Herbert Blaize(1918–1989)
Election
1957
Term of office
January 1960
Term of office
March 1961
Term of office
1 year, 2 months
Political party
GNP
George E. D. Clyne(?–1984)
George E. D. Clyne(?–1984)
No.
2
Name(Birth–Death)
George E. D. Clyne(?–1984)
Election
1961
Term of office
March 1961
Term of office
August 1961
Term of office
5 months
Political party
GULP
Eric Gairy(1922–1997)
Eric Gairy(1922–1997)
No.
3
Name(Birth–Death)
Eric Gairy(1922–1997)
Election
—
Term of office
August 1961
Term of office
19 June 1962
Term of office
10 months
Political party
GULP
Herbert Blaize(1918–1989)
Herbert Blaize(1918–1989)
No.
(1)
Name(Birth–Death)
Herbert Blaize(1918–1989)
Election
1962
Term of office
September 1962
Term of office
March 1967
Term of office
4 years, 6 months
Political party
GNP
| No. | Portrait | Name(Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | | Herbert Blaize(1918–1989) | 1957 | January 1960 | March 1961 | 1 year, 2 months | GNP |
| 2 | | George E. D. Clyne(?–1984) | 1961 | March 1961 | August 1961 | 5 months | GULP |
| 3 | | Eric Gairy(1922–1997) | — | August 1961 | 19 June 1962 | 10 months | GULP |
| (1) | | Herbert Blaize(1918–1989) | 1962 | September 1962 | March 1967 | 4 years, 6 months | GNP |
· List of officeholders › Premiers of the Associated State of Grenada (1967–1974)
Time in office
Time in office
No.
Took office
Name(Birth–Death)
Time in office
Herbert Blaize(1918–1989)
Herbert Blaize(1918–1989)
No.
1
Name(Birth–Death)
Herbert Blaize(1918–1989)
Election
—
Term of office
March 1967
Term of office
August 1967
Term of office
5 months
Political party
GNP
Sir Eric Gairy(1922–1997)
Sir Eric Gairy(1922–1997)
No.
2
Name(Birth–Death)
Sir Eric Gairy(1922–1997)
Election
19671972
Term of office
August 1967
Term of office
6 February 1974
Term of office
6 years, 6 months
Political party
GULP
| No. | Portrait | Name(Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | | Herbert Blaize(1918–1989) | — | March 1967 | August 1967 | 5 months | GNP |
| 2 | | Sir Eric Gairy(1922–1997) | 19671972 | August 1967 | 6 February 1974 | 6 years, 6 months | GULP |
· List of officeholders › Prime Minister of Grenada (1974–present)
Time in office
Time in office
No.
Took office
Name(Birth–Death)
Time in office
Sir Eric Gairy(1922–1997)
Sir Eric Gairy(1922–1997)
No.
1
Name(Birth–Death)
Sir Eric Gairy(1922–1997)
Election
1976
Term of office
7 February 1974
Term of office
13 March 1979(Deposed in a coup)
Term of office
5 years, 34 days
Political party
GULP
Maurice Bishop(1944–1983)
Maurice Bishop(1944–1983)
No.
2
Name(Birth–Death)
Maurice Bishop(1944–1983)
Election
—
Term of office
13 March 1979
Term of office
14 October 1983(Deposed in a coup)
Term of office
4 years, 215 days
Political party
NJM
Bernard Coard(born 1944)
Bernard Coard(born 1944)
No.
—
Name(Birth–Death)
Bernard Coard(born 1944)
Election
—
Term of office
14 October 1983
Term of office
19 October 1983(Deposed in a coup)
Term of office
5 days
Political party
NJM
General Hudson Austin(1938–2022)
General Hudson Austin(1938–2022)
No.
—
Name(Birth–Death)
General Hudson Austin(1938–2022)
Election
—
Term of office
19 October 1983
Term of office
25 October 1983(Deposed by US invasion)
Term of office
6 days
Political party
Military / NJM
Sir Paul Scoon(1935–2013)
Sir Paul Scoon(1935–2013)
No.
—
Name(Birth–Death)
Sir Paul Scoon(1935–2013)
Election
—
Term of office
25 October 1983
Term of office
9 December 1983
Term of office
45 days
Political party
None
Nicholas Brathwaite(1925–2016)
Nicholas Brathwaite(1925–2016)
No.
3
Name(Birth–Death)
Nicholas Brathwaite(1925–2016)
Election
—
Term of office
9 December 1983
Term of office
4 December 1984
Term of office
361 days
Political party
Independent
Herbert Blaize(1918–1989)
Herbert Blaize(1918–1989)
No.
4
Name(Birth–Death)
Herbert Blaize(1918–1989)
Election
1984
Term of office
4 December 1984
Term of office
19 December 1989[†]
Term of office
5 years, 15 days
Political party
NNP
Ben Jones(1924–2005)
Ben Jones(1924–2005)
No.
5
Name(Birth–Death)
Ben Jones(1924–2005)
Election
—
Term of office
20 December 1989
Term of office
16 March 1990
Term of office
86 days
Political party
TNP
Nicholas Brathwaite(1925–2016)
Nicholas Brathwaite(1925–2016)
No.
(3)
Name(Birth–Death)
Nicholas Brathwaite(1925–2016)
Election
1990
Term of office
16 March 1990
Term of office
1 February 1995
Term of office
4 years, 322 days
Political party
NDC
George Brizan(1942–2012)
George Brizan(1942–2012)
No.
6
Name(Birth–Death)
George Brizan(1942–2012)
Election
—
Term of office
1 February 1995
Term of office
22 June 1995
Term of office
141 days
Political party
NDC
Keith Mitchell(born 1946)
Keith Mitchell(born 1946)
No.
7
Name(Birth–Death)
Keith Mitchell(born 1946)
Election
199519992003
Term of office
22 June 1995
Term of office
9 July 2008
Term of office
13 years, 17 days
Political party
NNP
Tillman Thomas(born 1947)
Tillman Thomas(born 1947)
No.
8
Name(Birth–Death)
Tillman Thomas(born 1947)
Election
2008
Term of office
9 July 2008
Term of office
20 February 2013
Term of office
4 years, 226 days
Political party
NDC
Keith Mitchell(born 1946)
Keith Mitchell(born 1946)
No.
(7)
Name(Birth–Death)
Keith Mitchell(born 1946)
Election
20132018
Term of office
20 February 2013
Term of office
24 June 2022
Term of office
9 years, 124 days
Political party
NNP
Dickon Mitchell(born 1978)
Dickon Mitchell(born 1978)
No.
9
Name(Birth–Death)
Dickon Mitchell(born 1978)
Election
2022
Term of office
24 June 2022
Term of office
Incumbent
Term of office
3 years, 134 days
Political party
NDC
| No. | Portrait | Name(Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| Prime Minister of Grenada (1974–1979) | |||||||
| 1 | | Sir Eric Gairy(1922–1997) | 1976 | 7 February 1974 | 13 March 1979(Deposed in a coup) | 5 years, 34 days | GULP |
| Prime ministers of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada (1979–1983) | |||||||
| 2 | | Maurice Bishop(1944–1983) | — | 13 March 1979 | 14 October 1983(Deposed in a coup) | 4 years, 215 days | NJM |
| — | | Bernard Coard(born 1944) | — | 14 October 1983 | 19 October 1983(Deposed in a coup) | 5 days | NJM |
| Head of the Revolutionary Military Council of Grenada (1983) | |||||||
| — | | General Hudson Austin(1938–2022) | — | 19 October 1983 | 25 October 1983(Deposed by US invasion) | 6 days | Military / NJM |
| Governor-General of Grenada (1983) | |||||||
| — | | Sir Paul Scoon(1935–2013) | — | 25 October 1983 | 9 December 1983 | 45 days | None |
| Chairman of the Interim Advisory Council (1983–1984) | |||||||
| 3 | | Nicholas Brathwaite(1925–2016) | — | 9 December 1983 | 4 December 1984 | 361 days | Independent |
| Prime ministers of Grenada (1984–present) | |||||||
| 4 | | Herbert Blaize(1918–1989) | 1984 | 4 December 1984 | 19 December 1989[†] | 5 years, 15 days | NNP |
| TNP | |||||||
| 5 | | Ben Jones(1924–2005) | — | 20 December 1989 | 16 March 1990 | 86 days | TNP |
| (3) | | Nicholas Brathwaite(1925–2016) | 1990 | 16 March 1990 | 1 February 1995 | 4 years, 322 days | NDC |
| 6 | | George Brizan(1942–2012) | — | 1 February 1995 | 22 June 1995 | 141 days | NDC |
| 7 | | Keith Mitchell(born 1946) | 199519992003 | 22 June 1995 | 9 July 2008 | 13 years, 17 days | NNP |
| 8 | | Tillman Thomas(born 1947) | 2008 | 9 July 2008 | 20 February 2013 | 4 years, 226 days | NDC |
| (7) | | Keith Mitchell(born 1946) | 20132018 | 20 February 2013 | 24 June 2022 | 9 years, 124 days | NNP |
| 9 | | Dickon Mitchell(born 1978) | 2022 | 24 June 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 134 days | NDC |
References
- Scoon became interim head of government and appointed an advisory council, which in turn named Nicholas Brathwaite as ch
- www.gov.gdhttps://www.gov.gd/egov/docs/budget_speech/est-revenue-expenditure-2015.pdf
- Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/03/14/flamboyant-grenada-leader-is-reported-ousted-in-a-coup/91538c7f-87f8-4438-a3e0-741451ad9e3c/
- Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/12/24/grenadas-vacuum-tempts-ex-leader/2fb3dcf9-6464-4ced-a4ae-6e7e37f6234e/