Political Leaders: Grenada

Leaders of Grenada
(State of Grenada)

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Note: The British Monarch is the head of the State, represented by a Governor-General.

Parties: GNP: Grenada National Party; GULP: Grenada United Labour Party; NDC: National Democratic Congress; NJM: New Jewel Movement; NNP: New National Party; n/p: non-party

Governors-General

Leo Victor de Gale             7 Feb 1974 - 30 Sep 1978 (+1986)
Paul Scoon                    30 Sep 1978 -  6 Aug 1992          
Reginald Oswald Palmer         6 Aug 1992 -  8 Aug 1996
Daniel Charles Williams        8 Aug 1996 - 18 Nov 2008
Carlyle Glean                 27 Nov 2008 -

Heads of Government

Chief Ministers:
Eric Matthew Gairy                   1954 -        1956 (+1997)  GULP
Eric Matthew Gairy                   1958 -    Jan 1960 (+1997)  GULP
Herbert Augustus Blaize          Jan 1960 -    Mar 1961 (+1989)  GULP 
George E. D. Clyne               Mar 1961 -    Aug 1961          GULP 
Eric Matthew Gairy               Aug 1961 - 19 Jun 1962 (+1997)  GULP
Herbert Augustus Blaize          Sep 1962 -    Aug 1967 (+1989)  GNP

Prime Ministers
Eric Matthew Gairy               Aug 1967 - 13 Mar 1979 (+1997)  GULP (*)
Maurice Rupert Bishop         13 Mar 1979 - 14 Oct 1983 (+1983)a NJM
Bernard Coard                 14 Oct 1983 - 19 Oct 1983          NJM (de facto)

Head of the Revolutionary Military Council
Hudson Austin                 19 Oct 1983 - 25 Oct 1983          military

Chairman of the Interim Advisory Council
Nicholas Alexander Brathwaite  9 Dec 1983 -  4 Dec 1984          n/p

Prime Ministers
Herbert Augustus Blaize        4 Dec 1984 - 19 Dec 1989 (+)      NNP 
Ben Joseph Jones              20 Dec 1989 - 16 Mar 1990 (+2005)  NNP       
Nicholas Alexander Brathwaite 16 Mar 1990 -  1 Feb 1995          NDC
George Ignatius Brizan         1 Feb 1995 - 22 Jun 1995          NDC
Keith Claudius Mitchell       22 Jun 1995 -  9 Jul 2008          NNP
Tillman Joseph Thomas          9 Jul 2008 -                      NDC

(*) Prime minister of an independent State only since 7 Feb 1974.

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