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'{{Infobox officeholder |honorific-prefix = [[Excellency|His Excellency]] |name = Sir Elliott Belgrave |honorific-suffix = [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]] [[Order of Barbados|KA]] [[Order of Barbados|CHB]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] |office = 7th [[Governor-General of Barbados]] |monarch = [[Elizabeth II]] |primeminister = [[Freundel Stuart]] |term_start = 1 June 2012 |term_end = 30 June 2017<br>{{small|Acting: 1 November 2011 – 30 May 2012}} |predecessor = [[Clifford Husbands]] {{small|(2011)}}<br />[[Sandra Mason]] {{small|(Acting, 2012)}} |successor = [[Philip Greaves]] {{small|(Acting)}} |birth_name= Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1931|3|16|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Saint Peter, Barbados|Boscobel]], [[Barbados]] |death_date = |death_place = |spouse = Loretta Belgrave |children = Susan |alma_mater = [[University College London]]<br>[[Darwin College, Cambridge]] }} '''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> ==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> ==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 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]]. == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== * [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://www.worldstatesmen.org/Barbados.html Barbados], Worldstatesmen {{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=[[Clifford Husbands]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Governor-General of Barbados|Governor General of Barbados]]<br>{{small|Acting}}|years=2011–2012}} {{s-aft|after=[[Sandra Mason]]<br>{{small|Acting}}}} {{s-bef|before=[[Sandra Mason]]<br>{{small|Acting}}}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Governor-General of Barbados|Governor General of Barbados]]|years=2012–2017}} {{s-aft|after=[[Philip Greaves]]<br>{{small|Acting}}}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Belgrave, Elliott}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Alumni of University College London]] [[Category:Alumni of Darwin College, Cambridge]] [[Category:Barbadian Queen's Counsel]] [[Category:Barbadian politicians]] [[Category:Governors-General of Barbados]] [[Category:Knights and Dames of St Andrew (Barbados)]] [[Category:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George]] [[Category:People from Saint Peter, Barbados]]'