Paul Scoon
Governor-General of Grenada (1935-2013)
Sir Paul Godwin Scoon GCMG GCVO OBE (4 July 1935 – 2 September 2013) was Governor-General of Grenada from 1978 to 1992.[1] He was in charge during the rise and fall of the People's Revolutionary Government and during the Invasion of Grenada.
Sir Paul Scoon | |
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.jpg) Sir Paul Scoon in 1983 | |
| 2nd Governor-General of Grenada | |
| In office 30 September 1978 – 6 August 1992 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Eric Gairy (1978–79) Maurice Bishop (1979–83) Bernard Coard (1983) Hudson Austin (1983) Nicholas Brathwaite (1983–84) Herbert Blaize (1984–89) Ben Jones (1989–90) Nicholas Brathwaite (1990–92) |
| Preceded by | Sir Leo de Gale |
| Succeeded by | Sir Reginald Palmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1935 Gouyave, British Windward Islands |
| Died | 2 September 2013 (aged 78) St. Paul's, Grenada |
| Nationality | Grenadian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds University of Toronto |
References
change- ↑ "Ex-Grenada Governor General Paul Scoon Dies at 78". ABC News. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
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