Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Representative of the monarch
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The governor-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the viceregal representative of the Vincentian monarch, currently King Charles III.
AppointerMonarch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
on the advice of the prime minister
on the advice of the prime minister
| Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|
Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
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| Viceroy | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Government House, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Appointer | Monarch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the advice of the prime minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 27 October 1979 |
| First holder | Sir Sydney Gun-Munro |
| Salary | EC$127,167 annually[1] |
| Website | www.gov.vc |
The office of the governor-general was created in 1979 when the islands gained independence as a Commonwealth realm.
List of governors-general
Following is a list of people who have served as governor-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since independence in 1979.[2]
Symbols
- ^† Died in office.
Denotes Acting Governors-General
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Monarch (Reign) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 |  |
Sir Sydney Gun-Munro (1916–2007) |
27 October 1979 |
28 February 1985 |
5 years, 124 days | .jpg) Elizabeth II (1979–2022) |
| 2 | |
Sir Joseph Lambert Eustace (1908–1996) |
28 February 1985 |
29 February 1988 |
3 years, 1 day | |
| – | |
Henry Harvey Williams (1917–2004) Acting Governor-General |
29 February 1988 |
20 September 1989 |
1 year, 204 days | |
| 3 | |
Sir David Emmanuel Jack (1918–1998) |
20 September 1989 |
1 June 1996 |
6 years, 255 days | |
| 4 | |
Sir Charles Antrobus (1933–2002) |
1 June 1996 |
3 June 2002[†] |
6 years, 2 days | |
| – | .JPG) |
Dame Monica Dacon (b. 1934) Acting Governor-General |
3 June 2002 |
22 June 2002 |
19 days | |
| 5 | .jpg) |
Sir Frederick Ballantyne (1936–2020) |
22 June 2002 |
1 August 2019 |
17 years, 40 days | |
| 6 |  |
Dame Susan Dougan (b. 1955) |
1 August 2019 |
5 January 2026 |
6 years, 157 days | |
.jpg) Charles III (2022–present) | ||||||
| 7 |  |
Sir Stanley John (b. 1951) |
6 January 2026 |
Incumbent | 229 days | |