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The governor-general is formally appointed by the monarch of Grenada. When a new governor-general is to be appointed, the prime minister recommends a name to the monarch, who by convention accepts that recommendation. At the installation ceremony, the new governor-general takes an Oath of Allegiance and Office. [1]
This is a list of the heads of state of Grenada, from the independence of Grenada in 1974 to the present day. The head of state under the Grenada Independence Act 1974 is the King of Grenada, Charles III, who is also the monarch in each of the other Commonwealth realms. The King is represented in Grenada by a Governor-General.
La Grenade's appointment as governor-general of Grenada was announced during the same week as the death of Grenada's first female governor, Dame Hilda Bynoe.Bynoe was the goddaughter of La Grenade's maternal grandfather, Dr Cyril I. St Bernard Sylvester, an educator and public servant. [7]
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) [a] 3 Nicholas Brathwaite (1925–2016) — 9 December 1983 4 December 1984 361 days Independent [3] Prime ministers of Grenada (1984–present) 4 Herbert Blaize (1918 ...
As such, Governor General Carlye Glean, who is the titular head of state, will appoint 5 Senators to the Upper House, who will serve as the de facto opposition. Security in Grenada is maintained by the 650 members of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF), which included an 80-member paramilitary special services unit (SSU) and a 30-member coast ...
This is a list of Viceroys of Grenada from the establishment of French rule in 1649 until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. Following independence, the viceroy of Grenada ceased to represent the British monarch and British government, and ceased to be a British person, instead the new vice regal office, renamed to Governor-General of Grenada represented (and to this day ...
The governor-general, to maintain the stability of the government of Grenada, appoints as prime minister the individual most likely to maintain the support of the House of Representatives. [29] [35] [32] The governor-general additionally appoints a Cabinet, at the direction of the prime minister. [36]
September 8 – Accession of Charles III as King of Grenada following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. [3] September 12 – Charles III is officially proclaimed King of Grenada by the Governor-General at Government House in St. George's. [4] September 19 – The Governor-General attends the Queen's state funeral in the United Kingdom. [5]