Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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ceremonial head of state constitutional office vice-regal office

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

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Governor of Saint Vincent 1
Governors-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial head of state ⓘ
constitutional office ⓘ
vice-regal office ⓘ
appointedBy monarch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
appointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
category Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Governors-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
ceremonialRole confer national honours ⓘ
receive foreign dignitaries ⓘ
represent the monarch at official events ⓘ
constitutionalPower appoint members of certain constitutional bodies ⓘ
appoint other ministers on advice of the Prime Minister ⓘ
appoint the Prime Minister ⓘ
dissolve Parliament ⓘ
exercise reserve powers in exceptional circumstances ⓘ
give Royal Assent to legislation ⓘ
prorogue Parliament ⓘ
summon Parliament ⓘ
country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
established 1979 ⓘ
establishedOnEvent independence of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
flag Flag of the Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
governmentForm constitutional monarchy ⓘ
governmentSystem parliamentary system ⓘ
jurisdiction Saint Vincent and the Grenadines NERFINISHED ⓘ
nominatedBy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
oathAdministeredBy Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude Cuthbert Woodroffe ⓘ
Joseph Lambert Eustace ⓘ
Sir David Emmanuel Jack ⓘ
Sir Frederick Ballantyne ⓘ
Susan Dougan NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Commonwealth realm institutions ⓘ
Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
surface form: Monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
predecessorOffice Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Governor of Saint Vincent
reportsTo monarch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
represents British monarch ⓘ
monarch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
residence Government House, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
role de facto head of state in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
seat Kingstown ⓘ
style Her Excellency ⓘ
His Excellency ⓘ
symbol Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
termLength at His Majesty’s pleasure ⓘ
worksWith Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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judicial branch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → appointingAuthorityForJudges → Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → category → Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governors-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → constitutionalPowersExercisedBy → Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → headOfStateRoleInLegislation → Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → predecessorOffice → Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governor of Saint Vincent
Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → representedInCountryBy → Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ