List of colonial governors and administrators of Saint Vincent

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This is a list of viceroys in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from British settlement in 1763 until it gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.

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Lieutenant governors of Saint Vincent (1763–1776)

Governors of Saint Vincent (1776–1833)

Lieutenant governors of Saint Vincent (1833–1886)

In 1833, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became part of the British Windward Islands. A lieutenant governor was appointing in Saint Vincent, subordinate to the Governor of Barbados (to 1885) or the Governor of the Windward Islands (from 1885).

Administrators of Saint Vincent (1886–1969)

Governors of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1969–1979)

On 27 October 1969, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became an associated state of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs.

On 27 October 1979, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the United Kingdom. For a list of viceroys after independence, see the list of governors-general, starting with Sidney Gun-Munro continuing in post.

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