Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles,which lie in the West Indies,at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea,where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean.
Politics of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines takes place in the framework of a parliamentary democracy. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an independent Commonwealth realm,with Charles III as its king,represented by a governor-general,who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet. The prime minister is the leader of the majority party of the House of Assembly,and the cabinet conducts affairs of state. The governor-general exercises ceremonial functions,but reserve powers,under the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines constitution,can be used at the governor-general's discretion.
Ralph Everard Gonsalves is a Vincentian politician. He is currently the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,and leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP).
SirJames Fitz-Allen Mitchell was a Vincentian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1984 to 2000 and as the second Premier of Saint Vincent from 1972 to 1974. He founded the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1975,and served as its president until 2000.
Robert Milton Cato was a socialist Vincentian politician who served as 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. Cato was the leader of the Saint Vincent Labour Party,and led the country through independence in 1979.
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a moderate conservative political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The party is led by Godwin Friday,and is currently the official opposition in the House of Assembly.
The Unity Labour Party (ULP) is a democratic socialist political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Currently the governing party,it is led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.
Arnhim Ulric Eustace is a Vincentian retired politician and economist. He served as the third Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,and is the former Leader of the Opposition and former president of the New Democratic Party (NDP) after resigning in 2016.
Ebenezer Theodore Joshua was a Vincentian politician and the first chief minister of Saint Vincent from 1960 to 1967. He was the Leader of the Legislative Council from 1956 to 1961.
Ivan Bertie O'Neal is a Vincentian politician and leader of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Green Party. Ivan is also the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Green Party East St. George candidate for 2020 Vincentian general election.
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 9 December 1974. The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party,which won ten of the 13 seats. Voter turnout was 63.2%.
Federal elections were held in the West Indies Federation for the first and only time on 25 March 1958. The result was a victory for the West Indies Federal Labour Party,which won 25 of the 45 seats in the House of Representatives.
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 9 December 2015. The result was a victory for the Unity Labour Party,which retained its one seat majority. However,the NDP has challenged the results in two constituencies,North Windward,and Central Leeward.
Godwin Elliot Loraine Friday;is a Vincentian politician. Friday is the Leader of the Opposition of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,Member of Parliament for the Northern Grenadines,and President of the New Democratic Party.
Terrance Nathaniel Ollivierre is a Vincentian politician,teacher and vocalist. Terrance is also the New Democratic Party Southern Grenadines candidate for 2020 Vincentian general election.
India–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations refers to the international relations that exist between India and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Embassy of India in Paramaribo,Suriname is concurrently accredited to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Ivy Inez Joshua was a Grenadian-born seamstress and politician,who was the first woman elected to serve in the Legislative Council of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines when universal suffrage was granted. Though she won her seat in six consecutive election cycles,with a substantial majority each time she ran,Joshua was often the target of politically-based inquiries and investigations. She served in the legislature from 1958 to 1979 and simultaneously on the Executive Council from 1960 when she was appointed as the Minister of Social Services. Joshua served from 1961 to 1964 and again from 1967 to 1972 as a Minister without portfolio,before being appointed as Parliamentary Secretary and later Leader of the Opposition.
Dwight Fitzgerald Bramble is a Vincentian politician,serving as Member of Parliament for East Kingstown since 30 November 2020. He is a former goalkeeper for the national football team.
Alphonso Alpheus Dennie was a Vincentian educator who served as the Minister of Education,Community Development and Youth Affairs from 4 May 1972 to 18 September 1974. Outside of politics,he was the headmaster of schools both in the country as well as in Barbados. He spent the latter part of his career as chairman of the national electricity company and as chairman of the philatelic bureau.
Girlyn Miguel is a Vincentian educator and politician who served in the Parliament of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1998 until 2015. A member of the Unity Labour Party,Miguel also served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2010 to 2015,becoming the first woman to hold the position.
