Elliott Belgrave

Sir Elliott Belgrave
GCMG KA CHB KStJ SC
Belgrave in 2016
7th Governor-General of Barbados
In office
1 June 2012 – 30 June 2017
Acting: 1 November 2011 – 30 May 2012
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterFreundel Stuart
Preceded byClifford Husbands
Succeeded byPhilip Greaves (acting)
Personal details
Born
Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave

(1931-03-16) 16 March 1931 (age 93)
Boscobel, British Windward Islands (present day Barbados)
SpouseLoretta Belgrave
Children1 daughter
Alma materUniversity College London
Darwin College, Cambridge

Sir Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave,[1] GCMG, KA, CHB, KStJ, SC (born 16 March 1931)[2][3] is a retired Barbadian High Court Judge[4] 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).[5] 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[6] pending Belgrave's preparation for his own oath-taking ceremony on 1 June.[7]

Education and career

Belgrade is a graduate of University College London (LLB, 1962) and Cambridge (MPhil Criminology, 1979) from Darwin College, Cambridge.[8] He served as Director of Public Prosecutions in Barbados and as Judge of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Barbados.[9] He is a Queen's Counsel and was awarded the Companion of Honour of Barbados for his contribution to the legal system in Barbados.[10][11] In December 2016 it was reported that Belgrave was approaching personal retirement from the post of Governor-General.[12]

Private life

He is married to Loretta Belgrave,[13] and together they have a daughter named Susan Matheson.[14]

He is a Freemason, and a Past District Grand Master of the District Grand Lodge of Barbados (Scottish Constitution).[15]

Honours

He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George on 8 June 2012.[16] He is a Companion of Honour of Barbados.

References

  1. ^ "Governor General sworn in". Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  2. ^ Profile of Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave
  3. ^ "Index Bb-Bh".
  4. ^ 'Elliott Belgrave is acting GG', Barbados Daily Nation, November 2, 2011
  5. ^ "Countries Ba-Bo".
  6. ^ "Justice Sandra Mason acting GG". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  7. ^ New Governor General sworn in Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ ‘Belgrave, Sir Elliott (Fitzroy)’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  9. ^ "A humble Sir Elliott installed". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  10. ^ "ELLIOTT F. BELGRAVE | Randall D. Belgrave, Q.C." Archived from the original on 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  11. ^ "GG speaks on Barbados' development". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  12. ^ "GG to retire next year". Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  13. ^ Over to Sir Elliott[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ First family[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ See reports here.
  16. ^ "No. 60166". The London Gazette. 8 June 2012. p. 1.
Political offices
Preceded by Governor General of Barbados
2012–2017 		Succeeded by