Politics of Grenada

1952

The Privy Council of the United Kingdom serves as the highest appellate court. |Monarch |Queen Elizabeth II | |6 February 1952 |- |Governor-General |Cécile La Grenade | |7 May 2013 |- |Prime Minister |Keith Mitchell |New National Party |20 February 2013 |} ==Legislative branch== The Parliament has two chambers.

1967

An associate judge resides in Grenada. From 1979 to 1986 the court system comprises the High Court and the Court of Appeals, which replaced the Eastern Caribbean States Supreme Court established under the West Indies Act of 1967.

1979

The Senate has 13 appointed members, 10 appointed by the government and three by the leader of the opposition). ==Political parties and elections== ==Judicial branch== The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was the highest court until 1979, when People's Law No.

An associate judge resides in Grenada. From 1979 to 1986 the court system comprises the High Court and the Court of Appeals, which replaced the Eastern Caribbean States Supreme Court established under the West Indies Act of 1967.

1983

Minor parties include the up-and-coming Progress Party, which is led by Kerry Velon Simmons - one of the youngest active political leaders, the left-of-center Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (MBPM, organized by the pro-Bishop survivors of the October 1983 anti-Bishop coup) and the populist GULP of former Prime Minister Eric Gairy. At the July 2008, election the NDC won a comfortable 7 seat majority over the government of former Prime Minister Keith Mitchell.

1986

was restored in 1991. West Indies Associated States Supreme Court or Eastern Caribbean States Supreme Court is the judiciary of Grenada since 1986.

An associate judge resides in Grenada. From 1979 to 1986 the court system comprises the High Court and the Court of Appeals, which replaced the Eastern Caribbean States Supreme Court established under the West Indies Act of 1967.

1991

was restored in 1991. West Indies Associated States Supreme Court or Eastern Caribbean States Supreme Court is the judiciary of Grenada since 1986.

1999

This historic victory was a repeat of the 1999 elections in which the NNP also swept all 15 seats.

2003

New Prime Minister Tillman Thomas formed a government after narrowly losing by one seat to Mitchell's NNP in the November 2003 election.

2008

Minor parties include the up-and-coming Progress Party, which is led by Kerry Velon Simmons - one of the youngest active political leaders, the left-of-center Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (MBPM, organized by the pro-Bishop survivors of the October 1983 anti-Bishop coup) and the populist GULP of former Prime Minister Eric Gairy. At the July 2008, election the NDC won a comfortable 7 seat majority over the government of former Prime Minister Keith Mitchell.

2013

In elections held on February 19, 2013, Keith Mitchell's NNP swept all fifteen parliamentary seats.

The Privy Council of the United Kingdom serves as the highest appellate court. |Monarch |Queen Elizabeth II | |6 February 1952 |- |Governor-General |Cécile La Grenade | |7 May 2013 |- |Prime Minister |Keith Mitchell |New National Party |20 February 2013 |} ==Legislative branch== The Parliament has two chambers.




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