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]

Name Entered office Left office
Hon. N. S. Nanton 25 May 1961 14 September 1961
Hon. Emanuel Fatima Adams[3] 11 October 1962 23 May 1966
Hon. Othniel Rudolph Sylvester, CMG, QC[4] 15 September 1966 16 March 1967
Hon. Charles St. Clair Dacon 26 July 1967 1970
Hon. Edward Alexander Clavier Hughes 21 May 1970 20 August 1970
Hon. Joseph Lambert Eustace 4 May 1972 1974
Hon. Arthur T. Woods 2 January 1975 1979
Hon. Edward Alexander Clavier Hughes 27 October 1979 24 July 1981
Hon. Dennie Wilson 17 August 1982 12 April 1984
Hon. Olin J. B. Dennie 23 August 1984 1 August 1985
Hon. L. A. Douglas Williams 21 November 1985 23 March 1989
Hon. Emanuel Fatima Adams[5] 13 June 1989 14 February 1991
Hon. Montgomery Maule 3 June 1991 12 March 1998
Hon. Nolwyn McDowall 9 July 1998 11 January 2001
Hon. Hendrick Alexander[6][7] 17 April 2001 28 December 2015
Hon. Jomo Sanga Thomas 29 December 2015 26 March 2020
Hon. Carlos James 27 March 2020 29 November 2020
Hon. Rochelle Forde 30 November 2020 Present

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