Milton Cato
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Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
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In office 27 October 1979 – 30 July 1984 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor General | Sir Sydney Gun-Munro |
Preceded by | Himself (As Premier) |
Succeeded by | Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell |
1st Premier of Saint Vincent | |
In office 8 December 1974 – 27 October 1979 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Rupert Godfrey John Sir Sydney Gun-Munro |
Preceded by | Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell |
Succeeded by | Himself (As Prime Minister) |
In office 27 October 1969 – April 1972 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Hywel George Rupert Godfrey John |
Preceded by | Himself (As Chief Minister) |
Succeeded by | Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell |
2nd Chief Minister of Saint Vincent | |
In office 30 May 1967[1] – 27 October 1969 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Administrator | Hywel George |
Preceded by | Ebenezer Joshua |
Succeeded by | Himself (As Premier) |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 30 May 1967 – 14 April 1972 | |
Prime Minister | himself |
Preceded by | Ebenezer Joshua |
Succeeded by | Ebenezer Joshua |
In office 8 December 1974 – 30 July 1984 | |
Prime Minister | himself |
Preceded by | Ebenezer Joshua |
Succeeded by | James Fitz-Allen Mitchell |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint Vincent, British Windward Islands | 3 June 1915
Died | 10 February 1997 (aged 81) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Political party | Saint Vincent Labour Party |
Robert Milton Cato,
Life and career
Robert Milton Cato was born in
After returning to Saint Vincent, Cato became involved in politics. In 1955 he co-founded the
Elected to the office of Chief Minister on 19 May 1967, as head of the St. Vincent Labour Party, Mr. Cato did much to improve the economic standing of the island. He was St. Vincent's first Premier on the island's entry to Statehood on 27 October 1969. Cato held the additional portfolio of Minister of Finance. He was out of government during the period 1972 to 1974 following his party's defeat. Cato's Labour Party lost elections in 1972 and the opposition leader, James Fitz-Allen Mitchell became Premier. Cato's party and its coalition partners won elections in 1974, and he became the premier and minister of finance again.
Robert Milton Cato led Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to complete independence from Britain on 27 October 1979, and is known as 'The Father of Independence'. He took the offices of
Further reading
Fraser, Adrian (2007). "Cato, (Robert) Milton (1915–1997)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
References
- ^ "Saint Vincent government gazette Vol. 100 No. 34". 30 May 1967. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- Independent.co.uk. 28 March 1997. Archivedfrom the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Candidate for National Hero status". www.searchlight.vc. 12 February 2013.