Historical country records
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines historical timeline
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1763 | British colony (Saint Vincent) | Leaders |
| 1779 - 1783 | French rule | Leaders |
| 1833 - 1 Jan 1960 | part of the Windward Islands (see under Grenada) | Leaders |
| 3 Jan 1958 - 31 May 1962 | part of the Federation of the West Indies | Leaders |
| 27 Oct 1969 | associated state | Leaders |
| 27 Oct 1979 | independence (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) | Leaders |
| 1763 - 1764 | George Maddison | Lieutenant governors |
| 1764 - 1766 | Joseph Higginson | Lieutenant governors |
| 1766 | Lauchlin McLean | Lieutenant governors |
| 1766 - 1772 | Ulysses FitzMaurice | Lieutenant governors |
| 1772 - 1776 | Valentin Morris | Lieutenant governors |
| 1776 - 1779 | Valentin Morris | Governors |
| 1779 | Marie Charles, marquis du Chilleau | Governors |
| 1779 - 1781 | Dumontet | Governors |
| 1781 - Mar 1782 | Duplessis | Governors |
| Mar 1782 - 1783 | du Feydeau (interim) | Governors |
| 1783 - 1787 | Edmund Lincoln | Governors |
| 1787 - 1798 | James Seton | Governors |
| 1798 - 1802 | William Bentinck | Governors |
| 1802 - 1806 | Henry William Bentinck | Governors |
| 1806 - 1808 | George Beckwith | Governors |
| 1808 - 1829 | Charles Brisbane | Governors |
| 1829 - 1831 | William John Struth (acting) | Governors |
| 1831 - 1833 | George Fitzgerald Hill | Governors |
| 1833 - 1842 | George Tyler | Lieutenant governors |
| 1842 - 1845 | Richard Doherty | Lieutenant governors |
| 1845 - 1853 | John Campbell | Lieutenant governors |
| 1853 - 1854 | Richard Graves MacDonell | Lieutenant governors |
| 1854 - 1861 | Edward John Eyre | Lieutenant governors |
| 1861 - 1864 | Anthony Musgrave | Lieutenant governors |
| 1864 - 1871 | George Berkeley | Lieutenant governors |
| 1871 - 1874 | William Hepburn Rennie | Lieutenant governors |
| 1875 - 1880 | George Dundas | Lieutenant governors |
| 1880 - 1886 | Augustus Frederick Gore | Lieutenant governors |
| 1886 - 1889 | Robert Baxter Llewelyn | Administrators |
| 1889 - 1893 | Irwin Charles Maling | Administrators |
| 1893 - 1895 | John Hartley Sandwith | Administrators |
| 1895 - 1901 | Harry Langhorne Thompson | Administrators |
| 1901 - 1909 | Edward John Cameron | Administrators |
| 1909 - 1915 | Charles Gideon Murray | Administrators |
| 1915 - 1922 | Reginald Popham Lobb | Administrators |
| 1923 - 1929 | Robert Walter | Administrators |
| 1929 - 1933 | Herbert Walter Peebles | Administrators |
| 1933 - 1936 | Arthur Grimble | Administrators |
| 1936 - 1938 | Arthur Alban Wright | Administrators |
| 1938 - 1941 | William Bain Gray | Administrators |
| 1941 - 1944 | Alexander Elder Beattie | Administrators |
| 1944 - 1948 | Ronald Herbert Garvey | Administrators |
| 1948 - 1955 | Walter Fleming Coutts | Administrators |
| 1955 - 1962 | Alexander Falconer Giles | Administrators |
| 1962 - 1966 | Samuel Horatio Graham | Administrators |
| 1966 - Jan 1967 | John Lionel Chapman | Administrators |
| Jan 1967 - 27 Oct 1969 | Hywel George | Administrators |
| 27 Oct 1969 - Oct 1970 | Hywel George | Governors |
| Oct 1970 - 1977 | Rupert John (from 1971, Sir Rupert John) (b. 1916 - d. 1996) | Governors |
| 1977 - 27 Oct 1979 | Sydney Gun-Munro (from 1977, Sir Sydney Gun-Munro) (b. 1916 - d. 2007) | Governors |
| 27 Oct 1979 - 28 Feb 1985 | Sir Sydney Gun-Munro | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 28 Feb 1985 - 29 Feb 1988 | Joseph Lambert Eustace (from 1985, Sir Joseph Lambert Eustace) (b. 1908 - d. 1996) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 29 Feb 1988 - 20 Sep 1989 | Henry Harvey Williams (acting) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 20 Sep 1989 - 1 Jun 1996 | David Jack (from 1991, Sir David Jack) (b. 1918 - d. 1998) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 1 Jun 1996 - 3 Jun 2002 | Sir Charles Antrobus | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 3 Jun 2002 - 2 Sep 2002 | Monica Dacon (f) (acting) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 2 Sep 2002 - | Frederick Ballantyne (from 30 Oct 2002, Sir Frederick Ballantyne) (b. 1936) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 1956 - 19 May 1967 | Ebenezer Joshua | Chief ministers |
| 19 May 1967 - 27 Oct 1969 | Milton Cato | Chief ministers |
| 27 Oct 1969 - Apr 1972 | Milton Cato (1st time) | Premiers |
| Apr 1972 - Dec 1974 | James Fitz-Allen Mitchell | Premiers |
| Dec 1974 - 27 Oct 1979 | Milton Cato (2nd time) | Premiers |
| 27 Oct 1979 - 30 Jul 1984 | Milton Cato | Prime ministers |
| 30 Jul 1984 - 27 Oct 2000 | James Fitz-Allen Mitchell Fitz-Allen Mitchell) (2nd time) (s.a.) | Prime ministers |
| 27 Oct 2000 - 29 Mar 2001 | Arnhim Eustace | Prime ministers |
| 29 Mar 2001 - | Ralph Gonsalves | Prime ministers |