Deputy Prime Minister of Grenada

Deputy Prime Minister of Grenada
Coat of arms of Grenada
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofCabinet
Reports toPrime Minister
AppointerPrime Minister
Formation1974
First holderHerbert Preudhomme

Deputy Prime Minister of Grenada is the deputy head of government of Grenada. Nobody holds the position currently. Deputy Prime Minister can be appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of Prime Minister. No automatic succession from deputy prime ministership is defined.[1]

Deputy Prime Ministers

Name Took office Left office Prime Minister Ref
Herbert Preudhomme 1974 March 1979 Eric Gairy [2][3]
Bernard Coard 1979[4] 14 October 1983[5] Maurice Bishop
Liam James "Owusu" October 1983 October 1983 Bernard Coard [6][7][8]
Allen Kirton December 1983 December 1984 Nicholas Brathwaite [9][10]
Ben Jones December 1984 December 1989 Herbert Blaize [11][12]
Ben Jones March 1990[13] January 1991[14] Nicholas Brathwaite
Grace Duncan September 1995[15] July 1997[16] Keith Mitchell [17]
Gregory Bowen 2003[18] 2008[19] Keith Mitchell
Nazim Burke 2008 2013 Tillman Thomas Unofficial[20]
Elvin Nimrod March 2013[21] 2018[22] Keith Mitchell
Gregory Bowen 2021 June 2022 Keith Mitchell Unofficial[23]

References

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  13. ^ "Caribbean Report 16-03-1990". BBC. 16 March 1990.
  14. ^ "News". www.grenadianconnection.com.
  15. ^ Day, Alan J.; Hoffman, Verena (June 1997). "The Annual Register: A Record of World Events in 1996". Kessing's Worldwide.
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  17. ^ Hunter, B. (28 December 2016). "The Statesman's Year-Book 1997-8". Springer.
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  19. ^ "Grenada Election News". www.grenadianconnection.com.
  20. ^ Grenada, N. O. W. (5 July 2018). "Playing dead | NOW Grenada".
  21. ^ Straker, Linda (4 March 2013). "New Ministers sworn into office following NNP landslide victory | NOW Grenada".
  22. ^ Today, The New (20 February 2021). "Celebrating the life of Elvin Nimrod". The New Today.
  23. ^ Grenada, N. O. W. (3 May 2022). "Gregory Bowen appointed Acting Prime Minister | NOW Grenada".