List of heads of state of Grenada

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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 was 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–)		 7 February 1974 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 1974 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 Elizabeth II Mitchell

Standards

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 4 November 1935
Sir Carlyle Glean 2008–2013 Governor-General of Grenada 11 February 1932

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