List of heads of state of Grenada

This is a list of the heads of state of Grenada, from the independence of Grenada in 1974 to the present day.

From 1974 the head of state under the Grenada Independence Act 1974 is the Queen of Grenada, Elizabeth II, who is also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The Queen is represented in Grenada by a Governor-General.

Monarch (1974–present)

The succession to the throne is the same as the succession to the British throne.

№	Monarch (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Reign		Royal House	Prime Minister
			Reign start	Reign end
1	Queen Elizabeth II (1926–)	File:Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Portrait Herbert James Gunn.jpg	7 February 1974	Incumbent	Windsor	Gairy Bishop Coard Austin Brathwaite Blaize Jones Brathwaite Brizan Mitchell Thomas Mitchell

Governor-General

The Governor-General is the representative of the Monarch in Grenada and exercises most of the powers of the Monarch. The Governor-General is appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General is appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Grenada without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.

Status

  Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government

№	Governor-General (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Monarch	Prime Minister
			Took office	Left office
1	Sir Leo de Gale (1921–1986)		7 February 1974	30 September 1978	Elizabeth II	Gairy
2	Sir Paul Scoon (1935–2013)		30 September 1978	6 August 1992	Elizabeth II	Gairy Bishop Coard Austin Brathwaite Blaize Jones Brathwaite
3	Sir Reginald Palmer (1923–2016)		6 August 1992	8 August 1996	Elizabeth II	Brathwaite Brizan Mitchell
4	Sir Daniel Williams (1935–)		8 August 1996	27 November 2008	Elizabeth II	Mitchell Thomas
5	Sir Carlyle Glean (1932–)		27 November 2008	7 May 2013	Elizabeth II	Thomas Mitchell
6	Dame Cécile La Grenade (1952–)		7 May 2013	Incumbent	Elizabeth II	Mitchell

Standards

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  Governor-General's Standard

Living former heads of state

There are two living former Grenadian Heads of State:

Image	Name	Term/Reign	Office	Date of birth
	Sir Daniel Williams	1996–2008	Governor-General of Grenada	(1935-11-04) 4 November 1935
	Sir Carlyle Glean	2008–2013	Governor-General of Grenada	(1932-02-11) 11 February 1932

External links

• World Statesmen – Grenada
• Rulers.org – Grenada