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The Parliament of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is modelled on that of the British Parliament. However, whereas Britain has two Houses of Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords and together with the Queen, make up Parliament; the St Vincent and the Grenadines Parliament is comprised of the House of Assembly and the Governor-General.
At present, the House of Assembly consists of 23 Members. These include 15 elected Members (Representatives) six Senators, the Attorney General (a Civil Servant) and the Speaker. The membership of the House may vary, because, as is the case now, the Attorney-General, who is a Public Servant, and the Speaker of the House, may be elected from outside of the House. In any case they are always regarded as members of the House. |
| Speakers of the House of Assembly |
| The present Speaker of the House, is the Hon. Hendrick Alexander who is currently the longest serving Speaker to be elected in the House of Assembly. The Speaker is not an elected Member, nor is he a Senator. Neither the Speaker nor his Deputy can be a Minister of Government. |
| Name |
Entered Office |
Left Office |
| Hon. N.S. NANTON |
25 May 1961 |
- |
| Hon. Emanuel Fatima ADAMS |
- |
24 May 1966 |
| Hon. Othniel Rudolph SYLVESTER, CMG, QC |
15 Sep 1966 |
7 Apr 1967 |
| Hon. Charles St .Clair DACON |
26 Jun 1967 |
8 Mar 1972 |
| Hon. Joseph Lambert EUSTACE |
4 May 1972 |
23 Sep 1974 |
| Hon. Arthur Theophilus WOODS |
2 Jan 1975 |
7 Nov 1979 |
| Hom. Edward A.C. HUGHES |
Dec 1979 |
1981 |
| Hom. Dennie WILSON |
1981 |
Jun 1984 |
| Hon. Olin DENNIE |
Mar 1984 |
19 Sep 1985 |
| Hon. L.A. Douglas WILLIAMS |
Sep 1985 |
Apr 1989 |
| Hon. Montgomery MAULE, MP |
May 1989 |
18 May 1998 |
| Hon. Nolwyn McDOWALL, MP |
9 Jul 1998 |
5 Mar 2001 |
| Hon. Henrick ALEXANDER, MP |
17 Apr 2001 |
7 Nov 2015 |
| Hon. Jomo S. THOMAS, MP |
29 Dec 2015 |
Present |
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| source: http://www.assembly.gov.vc |
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