Elliott Belgrave
Sir Elliott Belgrave | |
|---|---|
Belgrave in 2016 | |
| 7th Governor-General of Barbados | |
| In office 1 June 2012 – 30 June 2017 Acting: 1 November 2011 – 30 May 2012 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Freundel Stuart |
| Preceded by | Clifford Husbands |
| Succeeded by | Philip Greaves (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave 16 March 1931 Boscobel, British Windward Islands (present day Barbados) |
| Spouse | Loretta Belgrave |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | University College London Darwin College, Cambridge |
Sir Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave, GCMG, KA, CHB, KStJ, SC (born 16 March 1931) is a retired Barbadian High Court Judge who served as the seventh governor-general of Barbados from 1 June 2012 to 30 June 2017. He previously served as Acting Governor-General from 1 November 2011 to 1 June 2012 (following the retirement of Clifford Husbands). On 22 May 2012, the prime minister of Barbados announced that Belgrave would be appointed as the 7th Barbadian Governor-General of Queen Elizabeth II. In preparation, Justice Sandra Mason was appointed as acting Governor-General on 30 May 2012 pending Belgrave's preparation for his own oath-taking ceremony on 1 June.