List of Prime Ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
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Chief Ministers of Saint Vincent (1956-1969)
| ro\ml,. | Portrait | Tenure | Political Affiliation | ||
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| 1 | Ebenezer Joshua Ebenezer Joshua Ebenezer Theodore Joshua was a Vincentian politician and the first chief minister of Saint Vincent from 1956 to 1967.-Early life and career:... |
1956 | 19 May 1967 | People's Political Party People's Political Party People's Political Party can refer to several political parties:*People's Political Party *People's Political Party *People's Political Party *People's Political Party of Ontario... |
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| 2 | Milton Cato Milton Cato Robert Milton Cato was the first Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and also held the offices Premier of Saint Vincent and Chief Minister of Saint Vincent before independence... |
19 May 1967 | 27 October 1969 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Labour Party | |
Premiers of Saint Vincent (1969-1979)
| # | Incumbent | Portrait | Tenure | Political Affiliation | |
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| 1 | Milton Cato Milton Cato Robert Milton Cato was the first Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and also held the offices Premier of Saint Vincent and Chief Minister of Saint Vincent before independence... (1st time) |
27 October 1969 | April 1972 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Labour Party | |
| 2 | James Fitz-Allen Mitchell James Fitz-Allen Mitchell Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell was the second Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the founder of the New Democratic Party . He also served as Premier of the then colony from 1972 to 1974.-Life and career:... |
April 1972 | 8 December 1974 | New Democratic Party | |
| (1) | Milton Cato Milton Cato Robert Milton Cato was the first Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and also held the offices Premier of Saint Vincent and Chief Minister of Saint Vincent before independence... |
8 December 1974 | 27 October 1979 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Labour Party | |
Prime Ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979-Present)
| # | Incumbent | Portrait | Tenure | Political Affiliation | |
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| Took Office | Left Office | ||||
| 1 | Milton Cato Milton Cato Robert Milton Cato was the first Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and also held the offices Premier of Saint Vincent and Chief Minister of Saint Vincent before independence... |
27 October 1979 | 30 July 1984 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Labour Party | |
| 2 | Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell James Fitz-Allen Mitchell Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell was the second Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the founder of the New Democratic Party . He also served as Premier of the then colony from 1972 to 1974.-Life and career:... |
30 July 1984 | 27 October 2000 | New Democratic Party | |
| 3 | Arnhim Eustace Arnhim Eustace Arnhim Ulric Eustace is a Vincentian politician and economist, who was the third Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and is the current leader of the New Democratic Party .... |
27 October 2000 | 29 March 2001 | New Democratic Party | |
| 4 | Ralph Gonsalves Ralph Gonsalves Ralph Everard Gonsalves , also known as "Comrade Ralph", is the fourth and current Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and leader of the Unity Labour Party . Gonsalves became Prime Minister after his party won a majority government in the 2001 general election... |
29 March 2001 | Incumbent | Unity Labour Party Unity Labour Party The Unity Labour Party is a democratic socialist political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Currently the governing party, it is led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.-History:... |
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