This article contains a list of prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Constitutional basis The office of prime minister is established by section 51 of the country's constitution, which provides that the governor-general shall appoint as prime minister the member of the House of Assembly "who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the Representatives".

Section 51(6) of the constitution requires the governor-general to remove the prime minister from office if the House of Assembly passes a motion of no confidence, unless within three days the prime minister either resigns or advises the governor-general to call an election.

List of officeholders Political parties

Other affiliations

Chief ministers of Saint Vincent (1960–1969) PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Ebenezer Joshua 19611966 9 January 1960 30 May 1967 PPP 2 Milton Cato 1967 30 May 1967 27 October 1969 SVLP

Premiers of Saint Vincent (1969–1979) PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Milton Cato — 27 October 1969 13 April 1972 SVLP 2 James Fitz-Allen Mitchell 1972 14 April 1972 8 December 1974 Independent Milton Cato 1974 8 December 1974 27 October 1979 SVLP

Prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present) PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Milton Cato 1979 27 October 1979 30 July 1984 SVLP 2 Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell 1984198919941998 30 July 1984 27 October 2000 NDP 3 Arnhim Eustace — 27 October 2000 29 March 2001 NDP 4 Ralph Gonsalves 20012005201020152020 29 March 2001 28 November 2025 ULP 5 Godwin Friday 2025 28 November 2025 Incumbent NDP

Timeline This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. They are listed in order of first assuming office.

The following chart lists prime ministers by lifespan (living prime ministers on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.

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See also Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines