GOVERNMENT

Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. He acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022 upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. He was the longest-serving heir apparent in British history and, at age 73, is the oldest person to assume the throne.

Charles was born in Buckingham Palace as the first child of then-Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun schools, both of which his father attended as a child. He later spent a year at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cambridge, Charles served in the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976.

Invested as Prince of Wales in 1969, Charles undertook official duties on behalf of Elizabeth II. He founded the youth charity the Prince's Trust in 1976, sponsors the Prince's Charities, and is a patron, president, or a member of over 400 other charities and organisations. He has advocated for the conservation of historic buildings and the importance of architecture in society

Head of State

Governor General

Dame Cécile Ellen Fleurette La Grenade, GCMG OBE (born 30 December 1952) is a Grenadian food scientist, who serves as Governor-General of Grenada. La Grenade was sworn-in as Governor-General of Grenada on 7 May 2013 as the nation’s second female Governor-General. La Grenade is the third of 5 daughters born to Allan A. La Grenade MBE, a public servant, and Sibyl Sylvester-La Grenade, a registered nurse.

Her maternal grandmother, Mary Louise “Eva” Ollivierre-Sylvester, was the first woman in the British Windward Islands to serve on the legislative council of her country, after being elected in 1952, less than a year after universal suffrage.

Dickon Amiss Thomas Mitchell (born 8 October 1978) is a Grenadian politician and attorney serving as the prime minister of Grenada since 24 June 2022 and the leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) since 2021. He led his party to victory in the 2022 general election.

He is currently leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Dickon is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados and the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad & Tobago where he earned a Bachelor of Laws Degree (with Honours) and a Legal Education Certificate respectively.

NDC won the 2022 general election with slightly over 51% of the popular vote. Mitchell reacted to the election victory by announcing that he would ask the governor-general to declare 24 June a national public or bank holiday so that "citizens can celebrate the liberation day and the victory that they have created for Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique". On 24 June, Mitchell was sworn in as prime minister of Grenada, succeeding Keith Mitchell. He pledged to end nepotism and reform the electoral system.

Prime Minister

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Joseph Andall was educated at the Grenada Boys’ Secondary School, T.A. Marryshow Community College, Morehouse College, and the University of the West Indies, he holds a B.A. in Political Science, Master’s in Modern Language Education, and Postgraduate Diplomas in Hispanic and Latin American Studies.

An accomplished educator, Andall served as a Teacher of Spanish; Venezuelan Institute; Teacher of Spanish, History and English; St. John’s Christian Secondary School and Anglican High School;Lecturer in Modern Language Pedagogy and Sociology; Teacher Education Department, T.A. Marryshow Community College; and a Spanish Instructor; St. George’s University. He has also served as an Interpreter/Translator at several international conferences.

Andall is contesting the St. Patrick West seat for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2018 General Election. He unsuccessfully contested the seat in the 2013 election.

Andall is married and the father of three children. Andall is also an executive member of several local and national sports and professional organisations.