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词条 Elliott Belgrave
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  1. Education and career

  2. Private life

  3. Honours

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Sir Elliott Belgrave
|honorific-suffix = GCMG KA CHB QC
|office = Governor-General of Barbados
|monarch = Elizabeth II
|primeminister = Freundel Stuart
|term_start = 1 June 2012
|term_end = 30 June 2017
{{small|Acting: 1 November 2011 – 30 May 2012}}
|predecessor = Clifford Husbands
|successor = Philip Greaves {{small|(Acting)}}
|birth_name = Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1931|3|16|df=y}}
|birth_place = Boscobel, Barbados
|death_date =
|death_place =
|spouse = Loretta Belgrave
|children = 1 daughter
|alma_mater = University College London
Darwin College, Cambridge
}}Sir Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave,[1] GCMG, KA, CHB, QC (born 16 March 1931[2]), is a Barbadian retired High Court Judge[3] who served as 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).[4] 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[5] pending Belgrave's preparation for his own oath-taking ceremony on 1 June.[6]

Education and career

Sir Elliott is a graduate of University College London (LLB, 1962) and Cambridge (MPhil Criminology, 1979).[7] He served as Director of Public Prosecutions in Barbados and as Judge of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Barbados.[8] He is a Queen's Counsel and was awarded the Companion of Honour of Barbados for his contribution to the legal system in Barbados.[9][10] In December 2016 it was reported that Belgrave was approaching personal retirement from the post of Governor-General.[11]

Private life

He is married to Loretta Belgrave,[12] and together they have a daughter named Susan Matheson.[13]

He is a Freemason, and a Past District Grand Master of the District Grand Lodge of Barbados (Scottish Constitution).[14]

Honours

He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George on 8 June 2012.[15] He is a Companion of Honour of Barbados.

References

1. ^Governor General sworn in
2. ^http://www.rulers.org/indexb2.html
3. ^'Elliott Belgrave is acting GG', Barbados Daily Nation, November 2, 2011
4. ^http://rulers.org/rulb1.html#barbados
5. ^Justice Sandra Mason acting GG
6. ^New Governor General sworn in {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219151935/http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=25066 |date=2014-02-19 }}
7. ^‘Belgrave, Sir Elliott (Fitzroy)’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
8. ^A humble Sir Elliott installed
9. ^http://barbadoslaw.com.bb/elliott-f-belgrave
10. ^GG speaks on Barbados’ development
11. ^GG to retire next year
12. ^Over to Sir Elliott
13. ^First family
14. ^See reports here.
15. ^{{London Gazette |issue=60166 |date=8 June 2012 |page=1 }}

External links

  • Photo, Barbados Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
  • Barbados, Worldstatesmen
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10 : 1931 births|Alumni of University College London|Alumni of Darwin College, Cambridge|Barbadian Queen's Counsel|Barbadian politicians|Governors-General of Barbados|Knights and Dames of St Andrew (Barbados)|Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George|Living people|People from Saint Peter, Barbados

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