Sir Daniel Charles Williams | |
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4th Governor-General of Grenada | |
In office 8 August 1996 –27 November 2008 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Keith Mitchell Tillman Thomas |
Preceded by | Reginald Palmer |
Succeeded by | Carlyle Glean |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint David Parish,British Windward Islands (now Grenada) | 4 November 1935
Alma mater | University of London |
Sir Daniel Charles Williams GCMG COG (born 4 November 1935) is a Grenadian lawyer who served as Governor-General of Grenada from 8 August 1996 until 27 November 2008. [1] He was formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 August 1996 after having been nominated by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell.
Williams is the only former Grenadian governor-general who was active in politics prior to his appointment. He was elected to the Parliament of Grenada as a New National Party candidate in 1984. From 1984 to 1989 Williams served in various ministerial roles in the Herbert Blaize government,including a brief stint as acting prime minister in 1988. Williams resumed his private law practice after the NNP was defeated at the 1990 elections. [2]
In 1997,he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II,with the Order of Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG).
He founded the law firm Danny Williams &Co. [3]
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