List of prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines variant used by the Prime Minister
Incumbent
Godwin Friday
since 28 November 2025
StyleThe Right Honourable
ResidencePrime Minister's Official Residence, Kingstown
AppointerGovernor-General
Term lengthFive years, renewable
Inaugural holderEbenezer Joshua
(as Chief Minister)
Milton Cato
(as Premier)
Formation27 October 1979; 46 years ago (1979-10-27)
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister
SalaryEC$150,454 / US$55,724 annually[1]
Websitewww.pmoffice.gov.vc

This article contains a list of prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Constitutional basis

The office of prime minister is established by section 51 of the country's constitution, which provides that the governor-general shall appoint as prime minister the member of the House of Assembly "who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the Representatives".[2]

Section 51(6) of the constitution requires the governor-general to remove the prime minister from office if the House of Assembly passes a motion of no confidence, unless within three days the prime minister either resigns or advises the governor-general to call an election.[3]

List of officeholders

Political parties
  People's Political Party (PPP)
  Saint Vincent Labour Party (SVLP)
  New Democratic Party (NDP)
  Unity Labour Party (ULP)
Other affiliations
  Independent

Chief ministers of Saint Vincent (1960–1969)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Ebenezer Joshua
(1908–1991) 		1961
1966 		9 January 1960[4] 30 May 1967 7 years, 141 days PPP
2 Milton Cato
(1915–1997) 		1967 30 May 1967[5] 27 October 1969 2 years, 150 days SVLP

Premiers of Saint Vincent (1969–1979)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Milton Cato
(1915–1997) 		— 27 October 1969 13 April 1972 2 years, 169 days SVLP
2 James Fitz-Allen Mitchell
(1931–2021) 		1972 14 April 1972 8 December 1974 2 years, 238 days Independent
(1) Milton Cato
(1915–1997) 		1974 8 December 1974 27 October 1979 4 years, 323 days SVLP

Prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Milton Cato
(1915–1997) 		1979 27 October 1979 30 July 1984 4 years, 277 days SVLP
2 Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell
(1931–2021) 		1984
1989
1994
1998 		30 July 1984 27 October 2000 16 years, 89 days NDP
3 Arnhim Eustace
(born 1944) 		— 27 October 2000 29 March 2001 153 days NDP
4 Ralph Gonsalves
(born 1946) 		2001
2005
2010
2015
2020 		29 March 2001 28 November 2025 24 years, 244 days ULP
5 Godwin Friday
(born 1959) 		2025 28 November 2025 Incumbent 85 days NDP

Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. They are listed in order of first assuming office.

Godwin FridayRalph GonsalvesArnhim EustaceJames Fitz-Allen MitchellMilton CatoEbenezer Joshua

The following chart lists prime ministers by lifespan (living prime ministers on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.

Godwin FridayRalph GonsalvesArnhim EustaceJames Fitz-Allen MitchellMilton CatoEbenezer Joshua

References

  1. ^ Ministry of Finance of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5 September 2018). "Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-05.
  2. ^ Article 51, Section 1–2, Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1979
  3. ^ Article 51, Section 6, Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1979
  4. ^ "Saint Vincent government gazette Vol. 93 No. 3". 9 January 1960. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Saint Vincent government gazette Vol. 100 No. 34". 30 May 1967. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

Further reading

See also

allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Ministers_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines