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The Cabinet of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is appointed by the Prime Minister. [1]
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The Cabinet of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is appointed by the Prime Minister. [1]
| Governor General | Susan Dougan |
| Prime Minister | Ralph Gonsalves |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Montgomery Daniel |
| Attorney General | Grenville Williams |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry & Labour | Saboto Caesar |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Consumer Affairs | Frederick Stephenson |
| Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment | St. Clair Prince |
| Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology | Camillo Gonsalves |
| Minister of Urban Development, Energy, Seaports Development, Seaports Administration, Grenadines Affairs and Local Government | Benarva Browne |
| Minister of Housing, Informal Human Settlement, Youth and Sports | Orando Brewster |
| Minister of Education | Curtis King |
| Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture | Carlos James |
| Minister of National Mobilisation, Social Development, Family, Gender Affairs and Persons with Disabilities | Keisal Melissa Peters |
As of 28 March 2012. [2]
| Governor General | Frederick Nathaniel BALLANTYNE |
| Prime Minister | Ralph E. GONSALVES |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Girlyn MIGUEL |
| Minister of Agriculture, Industry, Forestry, Fisheries, & Rural Transformation | Saboto CAESAR |
| Minister of Education | Girlyn MIGUEL |
| Minister of Finance | Ralph E. GONSALVES |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, & Consumer Affairs | Douglas SLATER |
| Minister of Grenadines Affairs | Ralph E. GONSALVES |
| Minister of Health, Wellness, & the Environment | Clayton BURGIN |
| Minister of Housing, Informal Human Settlements, Lands & Surveys, & Physical Planning | Montgomery DANIEL |
| Minister of National Mobilization, Social Development, the Family, Persons With Disabilities, & Youth | Frederick STEVENSON |
| Minister of National Reconciliation, the Public Service, Labor, Information, & Ecclesiastical Affairs | Maxwell CHARLES |
| Minister of National Security | Ralph E. GONSALVES |
| Minister of Tourism, Sports, & Culture | Cecil MCKIE |
| Minister of Transport, Works, Urban Development, & Local Govt | Julian FRANCIS |
| Attorney General | Judith JONES-MORGAN |
| Ambassador to the US | La Celia Aritha PRINCE |
| Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | Camillo GONSALVES |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the eastern 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.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains close ties to the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom, and cooperates with regional political and economic organizations such as the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and CARICOM. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States, and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS). Saint Vincent is also the smallest nation ever to be on the United Nations Security Council.
Ralph Everard Gonsalves is a Vincentian politician. He is currently the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP).
The governor-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the representative of the Vincentian monarch, currently King Charles III.
Sir Louis Hilton Straker, KCMG is a politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 2015 to 2020. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade from 2001 to May 17, 2005 when he was transferred to the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing during a cabinet reshuffle. He became Foreign Minister again in December 2005.
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 longtime leader of the opposition and former president of the New Democratic Party (NDP) after resigning in 2016.
Saint James School of Medicine (SJSM) is a private for-profit offshore medical school with two basic science campuses, one in British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, and the other in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, it is considered one school with two campuses. Saint James confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree.
The monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The current Vincentian monarch and head of state, since 8 September 2022, is King Charles III. As sovereign, he is the personal embodiment of the Vincentian Crown. Although the person of the sovereign is equally shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations, each country's monarchy is separate and legally distinct. As a result, the current monarch is officially titled King of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and, in this capacity, he and other members of the royal family undertake public and private functions domestically and abroad as representatives of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. However, the King is the only member of the royal family with any constitutional role.
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is neither compulsory nor free, although children are usually in school until the age of 15. In 1998, the gross primary enrollment rate was 90.5 percent, and the net primary enrollment rate was 83.5 percent.
The visa policy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines allows citizens of most countries to enter Saint Vincent and the Grenadines without a visa.
Citizens of certain other countries must obtain a visa in advance.
This is a list of foreign ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a senior cabinet-level position in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The deputy prime minister is appointed by the prime minister. The position of deputy prime minister is not formally provided in the constitution, but the holder of the position usually is the first choice for acting prime minister.
Dame Susan Dilys Dougan is the Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 1 August 2019. She is the first woman to hold the office.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a part of the global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in March 2020. The first confirmed case was discovered on 11 March 2020.
Minister of Finance of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Finance of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, responsible for public finances of the country. The portfolio includes currently also economic planning and information technology.
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