Daniel Williams (governor-general) explained

Sir Daniel Charles Williams
Honorific-Suffix: COG
Order:4th
Office:Governor-General of Grenada
Primeminister:Keith Mitchell
Tillman Thomas
Term Start:8 August 1996
Term End:27 November 2008
Predecessor:Reginald Palmer
Successor:Carlyle Glean
Birth Date:4 November 1935
Alma Mater:University of London
Birth Place:Saint David Parish, British Windward Islands

Sir Daniel Charles Williams COG (born 4 November 1935) is a Grenadian lawyer who served as Governor-General of Grenada from 8 August 1996 until 27 November 2008.[1] He was formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 August 1996 after having been nominated by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell.

Williams is the only former Grenadian governor-general who was active in politics prior to his appointment. He was elected to the Parliament of Grenada as a New National Party candidate in 1984. From 1984 to 1989 Williams served in various ministerial roles in the Herbert Blaize government, including a brief stint as acting prime minister in 1988. Williams resumed his private law practice after the NNP was defeated at the 1990 elections.[2]

In 1997, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, with the Order of Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG).

He founded the law firm Danny Williams & Co.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography: Sir Daniel Charles Williams. gov.gd. 13 May 2015.
  2. East, Roger; Richard J. Thomas. Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders, pp. 201–202, 2003. (accessed 20 May 2015)
  3. Web site: Grenada and Caribbean Lawyers . 2010-11-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716115215/http://mypages.spiceisle.com/danwil-co/ . 2011-07-16 .