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Sir Elliott Belgrave
GCMG KA CHB KStJ SC
Sir Elliott Belgrave GCMG KA CHB KStJ SC
	Belgrave in 2016
7th Governor-General of Barbados
	In office; 1 June 2012 – 30 June 2017; Acting: 1 November 2011 – 30 May 2012
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Freundel Stuart
Preceded by	Clifford Husbands
Succeeded by	Philip Greaves (acting)
Personal details
Born	Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave; 16 March 1931 (age 93); Boscobel, British Windward Islands (present day Barbados)
Spouse	Loretta Belgrave
Children	1 daughter
Alma mater	University College London; Darwin College, Cambridge

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Sir Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave,^[1] GCMG, KA, CHB, KStJ, SC (born 16 March 1931)^[2]^[3] is a retired Barbadian High Court Judge^[4] who served as the seventh 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).^[5] 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^[6] pending Belgrave's preparation for his own oath-taking ceremony on 1 June.^[7]

Education and career

Belgrade is a graduate of University College London (LLB, 1962) and Cambridge (MPhil Criminology, 1979) from Darwin College, Cambridge.^[8] He served as Director of Public Prosecutions in Barbados and as Judge of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Barbados.^[9] He is a Queen's Counsel and was awarded the Companion of Honour of Barbados for his contribution to the legal system in Barbados.^[10]^[11] In December 2016 it was reported that Belgrave was approaching personal retirement from the post of Governor-General.^[12]

Private life

He is married to Loretta Belgrave,^[13] and together they have a daughter named Susan Matheson.^[14]

He is a Freemason, and a Past District Grand Master of the District Grand Lodge of Barbados (Scottish Constitution).^[15]

Honours

He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George on 8 June 2012.^[16] He is a Companion of Honour of Barbados.

References

^ "Governor General sworn in". Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
^ Profile of Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave
^ "Index Bb-Bh".
^ 'Elliott Belgrave is acting GG', Barbados Daily Nation, November 2, 2011
^ "Countries Ba-Bo".
^ "Justice Sandra Mason acting GG". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
^ New Governor General sworn in Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ ‘Belgrave, Sir Elliott (Fitzroy)’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
^ "A humble Sir Elliott installed". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
^ "ELLIOTT F. BELGRAVE | Randall D. Belgrave, Q.C." Archived from the original on 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
^ "GG speaks on Barbados' development". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
^ "GG to retire next year". Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
^ Over to Sir Elliott^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ First family^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ See reports here.
^ "No. 60166". The London Gazette. 8 June 2012. p. 1.

External links

Photo^{[permanent dead link‍]}, Barbados Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
Barbados, Worldstatesmen

Political offices
Preceded by Clifford Husbands	Governor General of Barbados 2012–2017	Succeeded by Philip Greaves Acting

[1] "Governor General sworn in". Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

[2] Profile of Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave

[3] "Index Bb-Bh".

[4] 'Elliott Belgrave is acting GG', Barbados Daily Nation, November 2, 2011

[5] "Countries Ba-Bo".

[6] "Justice Sandra Mason acting GG". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

[7] New Governor General sworn in Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine

[8] ‘Belgrave, Sir Elliott (Fitzroy)’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017

[9] "A humble Sir Elliott installed". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

[10] "ELLIOTT F. BELGRAVE | Randall D. Belgrave, Q.C." Archived from the original on 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

[11] "GG speaks on Barbados' development". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

[12] "GG to retire next year". Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2016-12-11.

[13] Over to Sir Elliott^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[14] First family^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[15] See reports here.

[16] "No. 60166". The London Gazette. 8 June 2012. p. 1.

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-|birth_place      = [[Saint Peter, Barbados|Boscobel]], [[Barbados]]
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+| caption             = Belgrave in 2016
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-'''Sir Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave''',<ref>[http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/governor-general-sworn-in/ Governor General sworn in]</ref> [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]], [[Order of Barbados|KA]], [[Companion of Honour of Barbados|CHB]], [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] (born March 16, 1931<ref>http://www.rulers.org/indexb2.html</ref>), is a [[Barbados|Barbadian]] retired High Court Judge<ref>'Elliott Belgrave is acting GG', Barbados Daily Nation, November 2, 2011</ref> 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]]).<ref>http://rulers.org/rulb1.html#barbados</ref>  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<ref>[http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/justice-sandra-mason-acting-gg/ Justice Sandra Mason acting GG]</ref> pending Belgrave's preparation for his own [[oath]]-taking ceremony on 1 June.<ref>[http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=25066 New Governor General sworn in]</ref>
+'''Sir Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave''',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/governor-general-sworn-in/ |title=Governor General sworn in |access-date=2012-06-04 |archive-date=2014-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219062015/http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/governor-general-sworn-in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]], [[Knight or Dame of St Andrew|KA]], [[Companion of Honour of Barbados|CHB]], [[KStJ]], [[Senior Counsel|SC]] (born 16 March 1931)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=U0QSAQAAIAAJ&q=Elliott+Fitzroy+Belgrave+March+16,+1931 Profile of Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rulers.org/indexb2.html | title=Index Bb-Bh }}</ref> is a retired [[Barbados|Barbadian]] High Court Judge<ref>'Elliott Belgrave is acting GG', Barbados Daily Nation, November 2, 2011</ref> who served as the seventh [[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]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rulers.org/rulb1.html#barbados | title=Countries Ba-Bo }}</ref>  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<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/justice-sandra-mason-acting-gg/ |title=Justice Sandra Mason acting GG |access-date=2012-06-04 |archive-date=2014-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104205628/http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/justice-sandra-mason-acting-gg/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> pending Belgrave's preparation for his own [[oath]]-taking ceremony on 1 June.<ref>[http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=25066 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 }}</ref>
 ==Education and career==
-Sir Elliott is a graduate of [[University College London]] (LLB, 1962) and Cambridge (MPhil Criminology, 1979).<ref>‘Belgrave, Sir Elliott (Fitzroy)’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017</ref> He served as [[Director of Public Prosecutions]] in Barbados and as Judge of the [[Supreme Court of Judicature (Barbados)|Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Barbados]].<ref>[http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/a-humble-sir-elliott-installed/ A humble Sir Elliott installed]</ref>  He is a [[Queen's Counsel]] and was awarded the [[Companion of Honour of Barbados]] for his contribution to the legal system in Barbados.<ref>http://barbadoslaw.com.bb/elliott-f-belgrave</ref><ref>[http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=25070 GG speaks on Barbados’ development]</ref> In December 2016 it was reported that Belgrave was approaching personal retirement from the post of Governor-General.<ref>[http://www.barbadostoday.bb/2016/12/10/gg-to-retire-next-year/ GG to retire next year]</ref>
+Belgrade is a graduate of [[University College London]] (LLB, 1962) and Cambridge (MPhil Criminology, 1979) from [[Darwin College, Cambridge]].<ref>‘Belgrave, Sir Elliott (Fitzroy)’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017</ref> He served as [[Director of Public Prosecutions]] in Barbados and as Judge of the [[Supreme Court of Judicature (Barbados)|Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Barbados]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/a-humble-sir-elliott-installed/ |title=A humble Sir Elliott installed |access-date=2012-06-04 |archive-date=2014-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072801/http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/a-humble-sir-elliott-installed/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>  He is a [[Queen's Counsel]] and was awarded the [[Companion of Honour of Barbados]] for his contribution to the legal system in Barbados.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://barbadoslaw.com.bb/elliott-f-belgrave |title=ELLIOTT F. BELGRAVE &#124; Randall D. Belgrave, Q.C. |access-date=2012-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722183521/http://barbadoslaw.com.bb/elliott-f-belgrave |archive-date=2013-07-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=25070 |title=GG speaks on Barbados' development |access-date=2012-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062020/http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=25070 |archive-date=2014-04-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2016 it was reported that Belgrave was approaching personal retirement from the post of Governor-General.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.barbadostoday.bb/2016/12/10/gg-to-retire-next-year/ |title=GG to retire next year |access-date=2016-12-11 |archive-date=2017-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207014739/https://www.barbadostoday.bb/2016/12/10/gg-to-retire-next-year/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==Private life==
-He is married to Loretta Belgrave,<ref>[http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/over-to-sir-elliott/ Over to Sir Elliott]</ref> and together they have a daughter named Susan Matheson.<ref>[http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/first-family/ First family]</ref>
+He is married to Loretta Belgrave,<ref>[http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/over-to-sir-elliott/ Over to Sir Elliott]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and together they have a daughter named Susan Matheson.<ref>[http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/first-family/ First family]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 He is a [[Freemason]], and a Past District Grand Master of the District Grand Lodge of Barbados (Scottish Constitution).<ref>See reports [http://www.pglfk.org/index.php/barbados here].</ref>
 ==Honours==
 He was appointed [[Order of St Michael and St George|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George]] on 8 June 2012.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60166 |date=8 June 2012 |page=1 }}</ref> He is a [[Companion of Honour of Barbados]].
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-* [http://mrd.gov.bb/gallery_display.php?image=elliot_belgrave.jpg&curPage=0&id=27&title=Governors%20General%20of%20Barbados Photo], Barbados Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
+* [http://mrd.gov.bb/gallery_display.php?image=elliot_belgrave.jpg&curPage=0&id=27&title=Governors%20General%20of%20Barbados Photo]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Barbados Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
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v t e Governors-general of Barbados
His/Her Excellency
Barbados (1966–2021)	J. Stow A. Scott W. Douglas^* D. Ward W. Douglas^* H. Springer N.Barrow D. Williams^* C. Husbands E. Belgrave^* S. Mason^* E. Belgrave P. Greaves^* S. Mason
Related	Government House Monarchy of Barbados
^* Served as acting governor-general of Barbados