Elliott Belgrave Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency Sir
Honorific-Suffix:GCMG KA CHB KStJ SC
Office:7th Governor-General of Barbados
Primeminister:Freundel Stuart
Term Start:1 June 2012
Term End:30 June 2017
Predecessor:Clifford Husbands
Birth Name:Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave
Birth Date:16 March 1931
Birth Place: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,[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. He is a Companion of Honour of Barbados.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Governor General sworn in . 2012-06-04 . 2014-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219062015/http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/governor-general-sworn-in/ . dead .
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=U0QSAQAAIAAJ&q=Elliott+Fitzroy+Belgrave+March+16,+1931 Profile of Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave
  3. Web site: Index Bb-Bh .
  4. 'Elliott Belgrave is acting GG', Barbados Daily Nation, November 2, 2011
  5. Web site: Countries Ba-Bo .
  6. Web site: Justice Sandra Mason acting GG . 2012-06-04 . 2014-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104205628/http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/justice-sandra-mason-acting-gg/ . dead .
  7. http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=25066 New Governor General sworn in
  8. ‘Belgrave, Sir Elliott (Fitzroy)’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  9. Web site: A humble Sir Elliott installed . 2012-06-04 . 2014-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072801/http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/a-humble-sir-elliott-installed/ . dead .
  10. Web site: ELLIOTT F. BELGRAVE | Randall D. Belgrave, Q.C. . 2012-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130722183521/http://barbadoslaw.com.bb/elliott-f-belgrave . 2013-07-22 . dead .
  11. Web site: GG speaks on Barbados' development . 2012-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062020/http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=25070 . 2014-04-07 . dead .
  12. Web site: GG to retire next year . 2016-12-11 . 2017-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170207014739/https://www.barbadostoday.bb/2016/12/10/gg-to-retire-next-year/ . dead .
  13. http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/over-to-sir-elliott/ Over to Sir Elliott
  14. http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/first-family/ First family
  15. See reports here.