Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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since 3 December 2025
Style The Right Honourable
Formation1972

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. [1] The position of deputy prime minister is not formally provided in the constitution, [2] but the holder of the position usually is the first choice for acting prime minister. [3]

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Deputy Premiers 1972-1974

NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Ebenezer Joshua 4 May 19729 May 1974 [4]

Deputy prime ministers

Incumbent
(Birth–Death)		PortraitTenurePolitical affiliationNotes
Took officeLeft office
Hudson K. Tannis
(1928–1986)		 Hudson K Tannis.jpg October 1980 [5] July 1984 [6]   Saint Vincent Labour Party
Edward Griffith July 1984 [1] 1986 [7]   New Democratic Party
David Emmanuel Jack
(1918–1998)		1986 [8] ?  New Democratic Party
Allan C. Cruickshank July 1989 [9] February 1994 [10]   New Democratic Party
Parnel Campbell February 1994 [11] September 1995 [11]   New Democratic Party
Louis Straker
(1944–)		 Louis Straker with Obamas cropped.jpg 17 April 20019 November 2010  Unity Labour Party [4]
Girlyn Miguel
(1948–)
 Hon. Girlyn Miguel (cropped).jpg 29 December 201019 October 2015  Unity Labour Party [4]
Louis Straker
(1944–)		 Louis Straker with Obamas cropped.jpg 29 December 201530 November 2020  Unity Labour Party [4]
Montgomery Daniel
(1954–)		 Montgomery Daniel (cropped).jpg 30 November 20203 December 2025  Unity Labour Party [4]
St. Clair Leacock
St. Clair Leacock (cropped).JPG 3 December 2025Incumbent  New Democratic Party [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Caribbean Monthly Bulletin". Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico. 1984.
  2. ↑ "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1979 Constitution - Constitute". www.constituteproject.org. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. ↑ "Deputy ill - who is acting Prime Minister?". www.searchlight.vc. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 1951 to INDEPENDENCE 1979 to PRESENT" (PDF). assembly.gov.vc. House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  5. ↑ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sep-Dec 1980". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/mdp.39015073049424 . Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  6. ↑ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1984July-Dec". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/osu.32435024019879 . Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  7. ↑ Paxton, John (21 June 2021). The Statesman's Yearbook 1986–1987. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN   9783112420706.
  8. ↑ Latin America and Caribbean Contemporary Record. Holmes & Meier. 1986. ISBN   9780841911703.
  9. ↑ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1989 no.1-6". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/msu.31293009634530 . Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  10. ↑ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Apr 1994". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/mdp.39015073049192 . Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  11. 1 2 "State funeral for former Deputy Prime Minister of St Vincent". Loop Caribbean News.
  12. ↑ "New Cabinet Takes Office in St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Searchlight". 3 December 2025.

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