Governor-General of Saint Lucia


The Governor-General of Saint Lucia is the representative of the monarch of Saint Lucia, currently Queen Elizabeth II. The official residence of the Governor-General is Government House.
The position of Governor-General was established when Saint Lucia was granted independence on 22 February 1979, prior to which there had existed the equivalent position of Governor of Saint Lucia.

Governors-general of Saint Lucia (1979–present)

Took officeLeft officeName
Comments
22 February 197919 June 1980Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis
First time
19 June 198013 December 1982Boswell Williams
Resigned
13 December 198230 April 1987Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis
Second time
30 April 198710 October 1988Vincent Floissac
Acting
10 October 19881 June 1996Sir Stanislaus A. James
1 June 199617 September 1997Sir George Mallet
17 September 199731 December 2017Dame Pearlette Louisy
1 January 201812 January 2018Vacant
12 January 2018IncumbentSir Neville Cenac

Constitutional powers, functions and duties

The office of Governor-General is provided for by Chapter II, Sections 19 to 22 of the Constitution. These state: