Heads of Government

Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar became the first female Head of State to be inducted into the UWI Mona Park in Honour of Graduates who are or have been Heads of Government. L-R: C. William Iton, University Registrar; Dr. Camille Bell-Hutchinson, Campus Registrar, Mona; Professor Gordon Shirley, Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, Mona; Hon Kamla Persad- Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago; Dr. Gregory Bissessar; Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, Minister of Education. Second row: H.E. Dr. Iva Gloudo...

23 current or former Caribbean Heads of Government are UWI Graduates, they are:

Barbados

The Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart: Former Prime Minister of Barbados
The Hon. David Thompson: Former Prime Minister of Barbados
The Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur: Former Prime Minister of Barbados
The Rt. Hon. Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford: Former Prime Minister of Barbados

Belize

The Hon. Dean Barrow: Prime Minister of Belize

British Virgin Islands

The Hon. Dr. Orlando Smith: Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands

Grenada

Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell: Prime Minister of Grenada
The Hon. Dr. Tillman Thomas: Former Prime Minister of Grenada

Guyana

His Excellency David Granger: President of Guyana

Jamaica

The Hon. Andrew Holness: Prime Minister of Jamaica
The Hon. Bruce Golding: Former Prime Minister of Jamaica
The Most Hon. Percival J. Patterson: Former Prime Minister of Jamaica.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Hon. Dr. Timothy Sylvester Harris: Prime Minister of St. Kitts & Nevis
The Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas: Former Prime Minister of St. Kitts & Nevis
Dr. the Rt. Hon. Sir Kennedy A. Simmonds: Former Prime Minister of St. Kitts & Nevis

Saint Lucia

Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony: Former Prime Minister of St. Lucia

Nevis

The Hon. Vance Amory: Premier of Nevis
The Hon. Joseph Walcott Parry: Former Premier of Nevis

Trinidad and Tobago

The Hon. Dr. Keith Rowley: Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar: Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
The Hon. Patrick Manning: Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Saint Vincent and The Grenadines

Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves: Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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