Governor-General of Saint Lucia

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The Governor-General of Saint Lucia is the monarch’s appointed representative who performs ceremonial duties and exercises certain constitutional powers within the country’s parliamentary democracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial head of state role
political office
vice-regal office
appointedBy King of Saint Lucia
surface form: monarch of Saint Lucia
appointedFor Saint Lucian monarchy
appointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
associatedWith Commonwealth of Nations
category Government of Saint Lucia
Governor-General of Saint Lucia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Governors-General of Saint Lucia

Politics of Saint Lucia
ceremonialRole confer national honours and awards
receive foreign dignitaries
represent Saint Lucia at official ceremonies
constitutingInstrument Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978
surface form: Constitution of Saint Lucia
country Saint Lucia NERFINISHED
firstHolder Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis
flag Flag of the Governor-General of Saint Lucia
flagCaption Standard of the Governor-General of Saint Lucia
formationDate 1979-02-22
formationEvent independence of Saint Lucia
hasJurisdiction Saint Lucia NERFINISHED
hasPower appoint Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
appoint judges on advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission
appoint other ministers on advice of the Prime Minister
dissolve Parliament of Saint Lucia
exercise reserve powers in exceptional circumstances
give royal assent to legislation
prorogue Parliament of Saint Lucia
summon Parliament of Saint Lucia
insignia Coat of arms of Saint Lucia
insigniaCaption Coat of arms of Saint Lucia
isPartOf Westminster system in Saint Lucia
legalStatus Crown in right of Saint Lucia
surface form: Crown’s representative in Saint Lucia
memberOf Parliament of Saint Lucia
nominator Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
officeCreatedFor Crown in right of Saint Lucia
surface form: Commonwealth realm of Saint Lucia
officeHoldersMust be citizens of Saint Lucia
officeHolds de facto head of state of Saint Lucia
predecessorOffice Governor of Saint Lucia
rank highest-ranking public official in Saint Lucia
reportsTo King of Saint Lucia
surface form: monarch of Saint Lucia
represents monarch of Saint Lucia
residence Government House (Saint Lucia)
surface form: Government House, Saint Lucia
residenceType official residence
seat Castries
style Her Excellency
His Excellency
termLength at His Majesty’s pleasure

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Prime Minister of Saint Lucia advises Governor-General of Saint Lucia
Queen of Saint Lucia appoints Governor-General of Saint Lucia
Governor-General of Saint Lucia category Governor-General of Saint Lucia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Governors-General of Saint Lucia
Queen of Saint Lucia ceremonialDutiesPerformedBy Governor-General of Saint Lucia
Queen of Saint Lucia constitutionalPowersExercisedBy Governor-General of Saint Lucia
Crown in right of Saint Lucia exercisesExecutiveAuthorityThrough Governor-General of Saint Lucia
this entity surface form: governor-general of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 providesFor Governor-General of Saint Lucia
this entity surface form: office of Governor-General of Saint Lucia
King of Saint Lucia representedBy Governor-General of Saint Lucia
Queen of Saint Lucia representedBy Governor-General of Saint Lucia
King of Saint Lucia representedLocallyBy Governor-General of Saint Lucia