The office of Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was created in 1979 when the islands gained independence as a Commonwealth realm. The Governor-General represents Queen Elizabeth II and acts as de facto head of state. Prior to independence, the islands were administered variously by lieutenant-governors, governors and administrators.
Governors-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
| Took office | Left office | Name (Birth-Death) |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 October 1979 | 28 February 1985 | Sir Sydney Gun-Munro (1916–2007) |
previously Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1976–1979) |
| 28 February 1985 | 29 February 1988 | Sir Joseph Lambert Eustache (1908–1996) |
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| 29 February 1988 | 20 September 1989 | Henry Harvey Williams (1917–2004) |
Acting. |
| 20 September 1989 | 1 June 1996 | Sir David Emmanuel Jack (1918–1998) |
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| 1 June 1996 | 3 June 2002 | Sir Charles Antrobus (1933–2002) |
Died in office. |
| 3 June 2002 | 2 September 2002 | Monica Dacon (1934–) |
Acting. |
| 2 September 2002 | Incumbent | Sir Frederick Ballantyne (1936–) |
