Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (since 2001)
The Honourable
Ralph Gonsalves
MP
Gonsalves in 2023
4th Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 March 2001
Monarchs
Elizabeth II Charles III
Governors‑General
Charles Antrobus Monica Dacon (Acting) Frederick Ballantyne Susan Dougan
Deputy
Girlyn Miguel (2010–2015) Louis Straker (2015–2020) Montgomery Daniel (2020–)
Preceded by
Arnhim Eustace
Leader of the Unity Labour Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 1998
Preceded by
Vincent Beache
Chairman of the Caribbean Community
In office 1 July 2020[1] – 30 December 2021[2]
Secretary-General
Irwin LaRocque
Preceded by
Mia Mottley[1]
Succeeded by
Keith Rowley[2]
In office 1 January 2014 – 30 June 2014
Secretary-General
Irwin LaRocque
Preceded by
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Succeeded by
Gaston Browne[3]
Minister of Finance
In office 28 March 2001 – 10 November 2017
Prime Minister
Himself
Preceded by
Arnhim Eustace
Succeeded by
Camillo Gonsalves
Member of Parliament for North Central Windward
Incumbent
Assumed office 1994
Personal details
Born
(1946-08-08) 8 August 1946 (age 77) Colonarie, Saint Vincent, British Windward Islands (now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Political party
Unity Labour Party
Spouse
Eloise Harris
Alma mater
University of the West Indies University of Manchester Inns of Court School of Law
Ralph Everard Gonsalves (born 8 August 1946) is a Vincentian politician. He is currently the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP).[4]
Gonsalves is the longest continuously serving head of government since St. Vincent and the Grenadines became independent in 1979. He became prime minister after his party won a majority government in the 2001 general election. He was the first prime minister from the newly constructed ULP, following a merger of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Labour Party and the Movement for National Unity.[5]
Gonsalves has been Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of North Central Windward since 1994. In 1994, upon the formation of the Unity Labour Party he became deputy leader, and became leader of the party in 1998.[5]
With Gonsalves as leader, the ULP won a majority in the popular vote in every general election from 1998 through 2015, though it failed to secure the majority of parliamentary seats in the 1998 election. In 2020, the ULP won the election, but did not win the popular vote.[6] On 7 November 2020, Gonsalves was sworn in for his fifth term as prime minister.[7]
Gonsalves is the current longest-serving democratically-elected state leader.
^ ab"CARICOM Heads of Government Meet on Friday – Handover of Chairmanship to feature". 2 July 2020.
^ ab"Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^"PM leads ministerial delegation to CARICOM Heads meetings". thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^Profile Archived 6 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, caribbeanelections.com; accessed 1 September 2014.
^ abProfile Archived 28 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, caribbeanelections.com; accessed 1 September 2014.
^"ULP wins 5 in a row". iWitness News. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^"GG urges PM to continue inclusive governance". iWitness News. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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