Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is elected by the majority party in the House of Assembly in consultation with the Opposition, when the House first meets after a General Election. [1]

Speakers of the House of Assembly

Below is the list of office-holders: [2]

NameEntered officeLeft office
Hon. N. S. Nanton 25 May 196114 September 1961
Hon. Emanuel Fatima Adams [3] 11 October 196223 May 1966
Hon. Othniel Rudolph Sylvester, CMG, QC [4] 15 September 196616 March 1967
Hon. Charles St. Clair Dacon 26 July 19671970
Hon. Edward Alexander Clavier Hughes 21 May 197020 August 1970
Hon. Joseph Lambert Eustace 4 May 19721974
Hon. Arthur T. Woods 2 January 19751979
Hon. Edward Alexander Clavier Hughes 27 October 197924 July 1981
Hon. Dennie Wilson 17 August 198212 April 1984
Hon. Olin J. B. Dennie 23 August 19841 August 1985
Hon. L. A. Douglas Williams 21 November 198523 March 1989
Hon. Emanuel Fatima Adams [5] 13 June 198914 February 1991
Hon. Montgomery Maule 3 June 199112 March 1998
Hon. Nolwyn McDowall 9 July 199811 January 2001
Hon. Hendrick Alexander [6] [7] 17 April 200128 December 2015
Hon. Jomo Sanga Thomas 29 December 201526 March 2020
Hon. Carlos James 27 March 202029 November 2020
Hon. Rochelle Forde 30 November 202023 December 2025
Hon. Ronnia Durham-Balcombe [8] 23 December 2025Present

Footnotes and references

  1. "Speaker of the House".
  2. "MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 1951 to INDEPENDENCE 1979 to PRESENT" (PDF). House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-14.
  3. "Caribbean Elections Biography | Fatima Adams".
  4. Caribbean Court of Justice
  5. "Caribbean Elections Biography | Fatima Adams".
  6. Speaker Alexander was re-elected on 29 December 2005
  7. IPU Election Guide
  8. https://www.stvincenttimes.com/st-vincent-hosue-speaker-ronnia-durham-balcombe/