List of colonial governors and administrators of Grenada

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This is a list of Viceroys of Grenada from the establishment of French rule in 1649 until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. Following independence, the viceroy of Grenada ceased to represent the British monarch and British government, and ceased to be a British person, instead the new vice regal office, renamed to Governor-General of Grenada represented (and to this day, represents) the Monarch of Grenada, and the person holding the office must be a Grenadian citizen.

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French governors of Grenada (1649–1762)

In OfficeNameNotes
1649–1654 Jean Le Comte
1654–1658 Louis Cacqueray de Valminière
1658Dubuc
1658–1664 Jean Faudoas de Cérillac
1664–1670Vincent
1671–1674 Louis de Canchy de Lerole
1675–1679 Pierre de Sainte-Marthe de Lalande
1679–1680 Jacques de Chambly
1680–1689 Nicolas de Gabaret
1690–1695 Louis Ancelin de Gemostat
1695?–1696? Jean-Léon Fournier de Carles de Pradine
1696–1700 De Bellair de Saint-Aignan
1701–1708 Joseph de Bouloc
1709–1710 Laurent de Valernod (d. 1711)
1711–1716 Guillaume-Emmanuel-Théodore de Maupeou, comte de l'Estrange
1717 – 3 January 1721 Jean-Michel de Lépinay
1721–1722 Jean Balthazard du Houx
1 December 1722 – 11 December 1722 Bonnaventure-François de Boisfermé Did not take office
1723–1727 Robert Giraud du Poyet
1727–1734 Charles de Brunier, marquis de Larnage
1734–1748 Jean-Louis Fournier de Charles de Pradine
1748–1757 Longvilliers de Poincy
1757–1762 Pierre-Claude Bonvoust d'Aulnay de Prulay

British governors of Grenada (1762–1802)

In 1763, the Treaty of Paris ceded Grenada to the United Kingdom.

Lieutenant governors of Grenada (1802–1882)

In 1802, the Governor of Grenada was replaced by a lieutenant governor, subordinate to the Governor of Barbados.

In 1833, Grenada was incorporated into the British Windward Islands along with Barbados, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines. The Governor of Barbados retained overall responsibility for Grenada with the Lieutenant Governor of Grenada as his subordinate.

Administrators of Grenada (1882–1967)

In 1882, the role of the Lieutenant Governor of Grenada was replaced by that of an administrator. The administrator remained subordinate to the Governor of Barbados. In 1885, Barbados left the administrative control of the Windward Islands. A new Governor of the Windward Islands was appointed, with his seat in Grenada. The Administrator of Grenada remained a subordinate position concerned with matters local to Grenada itself.

Between 1958 and 1962, Grenada was part of the short-lived Federation of the West Indies.

Governors of Grenada (1967–1974)

On 3 March 1967, Grenada became an Associated State of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs. A governor was again appointed as the United Kingdom's official representative.

On 7 February 1974, Grenada achieved independence from Great Britain. After independence, the vice regal office in Grenada became the office of the Governor-General of Grenada.

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