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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.

Prime Minister of Grenada
Coat of arms of Grenada
since 24 June 2022
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor-General
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
PrecursorPremier of Grenada
Inaugural holderEric Gairy
Formation7 February 1974
Salary80,619 Eastern Caribbean dollars/29,859 USD annually[1]

List of officeholders

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Political parties

  Grenada National Party (GNP)
  Grenada United Labour Party (GULP)
  New Jewel Movement (NJM)
  Independent
  New National Party (NNP)
  National Democratic Congress (NDC)
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† Died in office

Chief ministers of Grenada (1960–1967)

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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, 59 days GNP
2   George E. D. Clyne
(?–1984) 		1961 March 1961 August 1961 153 days GULP
3   Eric Gairy
(1922–1997) 		— August 1961 19 June 1962 322 days GNP
(1)   Herbert Blaize
(1918–1989) 		1962 September 1962 March 1967 4 years, 181 days GNP

Premiers of the Associated State of Grenada (1967–1974)

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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 153 days GNP
2   Sir Eric Gairy
(1922–1997) 		1967
1972 		August 1967 6 February 1974 6 years, 189 days GULP

Prime Minister of Grenada (1974–present)

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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)[2] 		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)[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
(1918–1989) 		1984 4 December 1984 19 December 1989[†] 5 years, 15 days NNP
5   Ben Jones
(1924–2005) 		— 20 December 1989 16 March 1990 86 days NNP
(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) 		1995
1999
2003 		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) 		2013
2018 		20 February 2013 24 June 2022 9 years, 124 days NNP
9   Dickon Mitchell
(born 1978) 		2022 24 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 126 days NDC

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Scoon became interim head of government and appointed an advisory council, which in turn named Nicholas Brathwaite as chairman and interim prime minister.

References

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  1. ^ Government of Grenada. "Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year 2015" (PDF). www.gov.gd.
  2. ^ DeYoung, Karen (14 March 1979). "Flamboyant Grenada Leader Is reported Ousted in a Coup". Washington Post. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ Cody, Edward (24 December 1983). "Grenada's Vacuum Tempts Ex-Leader". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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