The history of Grenada in the Caribbean,part of the Lesser Antilles group of islands,covers a period from the earliest human settlements to the establishment of the contemporary nationstate of Grenada. First settled by indigenous peoples,Grenada by the time of European contact was inhabited by the Caribs. British colonists killed most of the Caribs on the island and established plantations on the island,eventually importing African slaves to work on the sugar plantations.
The politics of Grenada takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy,whereby the prime minister is the head of government. Grenada is an independent Commonwealth realm. It is governed under a multi-party parliamentary system whose political and legal traditions closely follow those of the United Kingdom;it has a prime minister and a cabinet,and a bicameral Parliament with an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. Constitutional safeguards include freedom of speech,press,worship,motion,and association. Grenada is a member of the eastern Caribbean court system. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Jurisprudence is based on English common law.
Keith Claudius Mitchell is a Grenadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Grenada from 1995 to 2008 and from 2013 to 2022. He is the longest-serving Prime Minister in Grenadian history,holding the office for more than 22 years. He was leader of the New National Party (NNP) from 1989 until 2024 and has been the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives of Grenada from 2008 to 2013,and again since 2022.
Sir Daniel Charles Williams COG was a Grenadian lawyer who served as governor-general of Grenada from 8 August 1996 until 18 November 2008. He was formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 August 1996 after having been nominated by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell.
The New National Party (NNP), also known as NNP Grenada,Carriacou and Petite Martinique,is a conservative political party in Grenada. It is led by Emmalin Pierre.
The governor-general of Grenada is the representative of the Grenadian monarch,currently King Charles III,in Grenada. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister of Grenada. The functions of the governor-general include appointing ministers,judges,and ambassadors;giving Royal Assent to legislation passed by the Grenadian Parliament;and issuing writs for election.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC),also known as the National Democratic Congress of Grenada,Carriacou and Petite Martinique,is a social democratic and centre-left political party in Grenada. It is the governing party in Grenada,having won a majority in the 2022 general elections. The party is led by current prime minister Dickon Mitchell as of October 2021.
Ben Joseph Jones was a Grenadian politician. He was a lawyer before being elected to Parliament as a member of the New National Party in 1984. In 1984 he began serving as foreign minister in the government of his party's leader,Herbert Blaize. When Blaize died in December 1989,Jones became prime minister of Grenada. He served until March 1990,when his party lost elections. He also gave up his position as foreign minister at that time,but was reappointed later that year. Though his party was out of power,Jones continued serving as foreign minister until 1991.
General elections were held in Grenada on 8 July 2008. Out of a total of fifteen seats,the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) won eleven seats and the governing New National Party (NNP) won four,bringing the NDC to power for the first time since 1995. The NNP was looking for a fourth consecutive term in power,which would have been a first in Grenadian history.
George Ignatius Brizan,CMG,CBE was a Grenadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Grenada for four months in 1995. He moved to the top post in February,upon the resignation of Nicholas Brathwaite,and remained in office until Keith Mitchell was inaugurated on 22 June.
Mia Amor Mottley,is a Barbadian politician and attorney who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to hold either position. She is also Barbados' first prime minister under its republican system,following constitutional changes she introduced that abolished the country's constitutional monarchy.
The monarchy of Grenada is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Grenada. The current Grenadian monarch and head of state,since 8 September 2022,is King Charles III. As sovereign,he is the personal embodiment of the Grenadian 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 Grenada and,in this capacity,he and other members of the royal family undertake public and private functions domestically and abroad as representatives of Grenada. However,the King is the only member of the royal family with any constitutional role.
Grenada is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The southernmost of the Windward Islands,Grenada is directly south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and about 100 miles (160 km) north of Trinidad and the South American mainland.
Tillman Joseph Thomas,CBE is a Grenadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Grenada from 2008 to 2013. He was the leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from 2000 to 2014.
Charles Peter David is a Grenadian politician. He is the Deputy General Secretary of the New National Party (NNP),(Grenada),a member of the House of Representatives from the Town of Saint George's constituency,and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from July 2008 to November 2010. He subsequently served as Minister of Tourism until he resigned from the Cabinet on April 30,2012.
Dame Cécile Ellen Fleurette La Grenade,is a Grenadian food scientist who has served as governor-general of Grenada since 2013.
Sir John Augustus Fitzroy Watts KCMG CBE was a Grenadian dentist,politician and co-founder of the Grenada National Party.
Snap general elections were held in Grenada on 23 June 2022. The incumbent Prime Minister Keith Mitchell sought a sixth term. National Democratic Congress (NDC) made a return to parliament after nine years of absence,defeating the ruling party New National Party (NNP),which led to Dickon Mitchell becoming the new prime minister of Grenada. This is also the first election since 2008 where the NDC gained seats.
Dickon Amiss Thomas Mitchell is a Grenadian politician and attorney serving as the prime minister of Grenada since 24 June 2022 and the leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) since 2021. He led his party to victory in the 2022 general election.
Yolande Bain-Horsford is a Grenadian politician who has been a Minister of Tourism,the Minister for Agriculture and the Minister of Sport and Culture. She is a leading member of Grenada's New National Party.
