Gonsalves attended Colonarie Roman Catholic School, and later the St Vincent Grammar School. He later returned there to earn a master's degree in government, which he completed in 1971. He is currently the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP). [4], Gonsalves has been Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of North Central Windward since 1994. Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Address to the Nation on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of Independence at Victoria Park, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on October 27, 2019 Office of the Prime Minister St. Vincent and the Grenadines October 27, 2019 Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell confirmed that his Cabinet colleagues unanimously supported the proposal to help the neighbouring country, despite the fiscal challenges we now face. It was exactly ten years later on October 27th 1979, when St. Vincent and the Grenadines became the last of the Windward Islands to gain independence following a referendum. His ULP was re-elected in the 2005 general election. Greneda Helps Image courtesy the National Emergency Management Organisation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines/facebook. It became a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elisabeth II as the head and Milton Cato became the first prime minister. In 1974 he completed a doctorate in government at the University of Manchester. Ralph Everard Gonsalves (born 8 August 1946) is a Vincentian politician. In 2019, St. Vincent and the Grenadines hosted the Caribbean-focused training exercise Tradewinds sponsored by SOUTHCOM with the participation of 22 partner countries and their security services. In 1968, he led a student protest of the deportation of historian and intellectual Walter Rodney by the Jamaican government. [4], 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. The United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state, represented by a governor general. More than 500 church members attended the inaugural ceremony and toured the offices. You can view that address on this page in its entirety. His ancestors came to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1845 as indentured servants from the Portuguese island of Madeira.[3]. [3] He has written and published on a range of matters including the Caribbean, Africa, trade unionism, comparative political economy, and developmental issues generally. Prime Minister Chastanet, who assumed Chairmanship of CARICOM on July 1st 2019, during an Address to the Opening Ceremony of The Fortieth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Saint Lucia, officially congratulated St Vincent and the Grenadines on the achievement. Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines the Honorable Ralph Gonsalves delivers an address in the auditorium of the the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s new headquarters office, in Kingstown, St. Vincent, April 21, 2019. [8] His 6-month term ended on 1 January 2021, and he was succeeded by Trinidad and Tobago prime minister, Keith Rowley. St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves cried openly at a news conference, during which he updated citizens on the La Soufriere volcano which erupted twice yesterday. ©Diplomatic Times / Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, surrounded by diplomatic staff members, speaks to the press outside the General Assembly Hall after nation’s election to UN Security Council June 7, 2019 world headquarters New York. The prime minister is the head of the government. Business View Caribbean Magazine features an exclusive interview with the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves. [8], In 1994, Gonsalves became the deputy leader of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Labour Party. This article contains a list of prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. St. Vincent and the Grenadines Minister calls for global ceasefire to reduce… Staff Writer Mar 16, 2021 The Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front Against Hunger of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines … President, Prime Minister inspect third shipment bound for St. Vincent Synieka Thorne April 19, 2021 The third shipment of 275 tonnes of food supplies and other necessities is being loaded onto a vessel to set sail to volcano-affected St. Vincent and the Grenadines tomorrow. Gonsalves practices law before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. St. Vincent and the Grenadines will get its first female governor general on Aug. 1, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has announced. Office of the Prime Minister, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Guests included a wide cross-section of Vincentian society. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves achieved a sound macroeconomic policy that increased investment and consumption. On Friday 12th February 2021, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon Ralph Gonsalves held a meeting with a representative grouping of the Coalition of Churches comprising Pastor Stephen Ollivierre, Bishop Wendell Davis, Reverend Adolf Davis and Pastor Reynold Murray. Obey all instructions from local authorities. Prime Minister Dr. Hon Ralph Gonsalves will deliver an address virtually at the United Nations Leaders’ Summit on Bio-Diversity at 4:15 pm today September 30. In a statement to the United Nations in September 2019, the prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, encouraged all states that have not yet ratified the treaty “to do so in our collective pursuit to bring peace to every corner of the globe”. On April 8, 2021, the Prime Minister issued an Evacuation Alert for all premises in areas designated as very high hazard Red Zones. He also accepted the invitation to preside over an event on citizen security later in the year, also to be accompanied by the Attorney General. 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T he prime minister of St. Vincent and The Grenadines (SVG) praised the work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on the islands during the church’s inauguration ceremony of its new headquarters office in Kingstown, St. Vincent, on April 21, 2019. Gonsalves was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in London in 1981. 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. [3], Gonsalves is the longest continuously serving head of government since St. Vincent and the Grenadines became independent in 1979. “St. Eustace is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of East Kingstown in the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In 1994, upon the formation of the Unity Labour Party he became deputy leader, and became leader of the party in 1998. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy, with Elizabeth II as Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. [4] Gonsalves later led the Unity Labour Party to win the 2001 general election, becoming Prime Minister. He became Prime Minister after his party won a majority government in the 2001 general election. [9], In 2009 Gonsalves and the ULP led a referendum campaign[10] in favour of constitutional reform that would have abolished the country's constitutional monarchy, replacing Elizabeth II[11] with a non-executive president. In 2015 Ralph Gonsalves was elected by his party to a fourth consecutive term as prime minister. He then enrolled at the University of the West Indies, where he completed a bachelor's degree in economics. Ralph Everard Gonsalves (born 8 August 1946) is a Vincentian politician. † Served as Chief Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, ‡ Served as Premier of St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Prime Minister made the disclosure this morning, as he provided an update on the Relief and Recovery Effort. [5] On 7 November 2020, Gonsalves was sworn in for his fifth term as Prime Minister. It was the culmination of a decade-long campaign, which had received overwhelming support from UN members. On 3 July 2020, Gonsalves was elected Chairman of the Caribbean Community succeeding Mia Amor Mottley. Gonsalves has been married twice; currently he is married to Eloise Harris. In 2020, the ULP won the election, but did not win the popular vote. The United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state, represented by a governor general. There were 24 reported homicides in 2019, a decline from higher rates seen over the past decade. If you must travel to St. Vincent & the Grenadines, pay attention to local reports about air and drinking water quality and dangerous road conditions. 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In the 2010 general election, Gonsalves and the ULP were narrowly re-elected with 51.11% of the popular vote. In 2015 Ralph Gonsalves was elected by his party to … President of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), Dr. Lynden Rose, says the organisation will be donating to the relief effort for people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who are being impacted by the violent eruptions of La Soufrière volcano. [7] He also attended Makerere University in Uganda according to his address at the United Nations during the Africa Day event on 25 May 2019. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is urging organisations and individuals across the region that wish to contribute to the disaster relief efforts for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to do so through their national disaster offices. Finally, The Prince and The Duchess joined the Governor General and the Prime Minister at a reception at the Prime Minister’s official residence. The prime minister is the head of the government. The Prime Minister welcomed UNDP support in applied policy for sustainability and growth that resonates with the context and aspirations of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a multiparty, parliamentary democracy. He has two sons by his first marriage, Camillo and Adam; one son by his second wife, Storm; and two daughters, Isis and Soleil. [6], Gonsalves, known affectionately as "Comrade Ralph", was born in Colonarie, Saint Vincent, British Windward Islands to his father, Alban Gonsalves, a farmer and small businessman (now deceased), and his mother, Theresa Francis, a small businesswoman. Vincent Grenadines views this as a historic occasion. Speaking to the press outside the General Assembly Hall, Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, described the election of his multi-island nation of around 110,000 people, as a “historic occasion”. After the resignation of Vincent Beache, Gonsalves became leader of the party in 1998. He served as the third Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and is the former Leader of the Opposition and former president of the New Democratic Party (NDP) after resigning in 2016. In June, St. Vincent and the Grenadines became the smallest country ever to be elected to the UN Security Council. Gonsalves became involved in politics at university, as president of the University of West Indies' Guild of Undergraduates and Debating Society. chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Susan DOUGAN (since 1 August 2019) head of government: Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES (since 29 March 2001) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the … She does not reside in the islands and is represented as head of state in the country by the Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , currently Susan Dougan (since 1 August 2019). He is currently the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP). This article contains a list of prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – It is gearing up to be a record-breaking year for tourism in the Caribbean as another Caribbean island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has recorded an increase in visitor arrivals thus far in 2019. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said steps are being taken to limit access to the Red Zone, by tightening security in certain areas. † Served as Chief Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, ‡ Served as Premier of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Before departing His Royal Highness planted a Soufriere Tree, the national flower of St Vincent and the Grenadines. The referendum was defeated, with 55.64% of voters rejecting the changes.[12]. 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