The Governor General
Her Excellency Marcella A. Liburd
The Office of Governor General
Her Excellency Liburd, 69, was sworn in at Government House on February 1, 2023, as the fifth Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis before a small group of attendees including Prime Minister Honorable Dr. Terrance Drew and his Cabinet Ministers and invited guests.
Resident High Court Judge Her Ladyship Tamara Gill administered the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Office.
Her Excellency Liburd has had a long and illustrious career spanning that of educator, lawyer, senator, first female Speaker of the National Assembly post-Independence, the first female to be elected Chairperson of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party and first female Deputy National Leader of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party, Member of Parliament and Minister of Government.
Having served as the Governor-General’s Deputy since September 2022, His Majesty King Charles III has now appointed her as the first female Governor-General of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on the advice of Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew. All other Governors-General were appointed by the Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, who passed away at the age of 96 on September 8, 2022, having served as the longest reigning British monarch with 70 years on the throne.
Her Excellency Liburd succeeds the fourth Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis His Excellency Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL. D, 72, who was appointed Head of State on 1st September, 2015 and served until January 31, 2023.
Mission
To perform all required of the Governor-General as directed by the Constitution of St. Kitts and Nevis, firstly, as the representative of the Queen for all purposes of the Government and secondly, as a Federal Officer in discharging certain functions on behalf of the Government of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Contact Information
Address
Government House
Springfield
Basseterre, St. Kitts
Website: gg.gov.kn/
Email: governmenthouse@gov.kn
Tel: (896)-465-2315
Fax: (869)-465-2953
Former Governor Generals of St. Kitts & Nevis
Past Governors-General include His Late Excellency Sir Clement Athelston Arrindell GCMG, GCVO, QC (1983-1996); His Late Excellency Sir Cuthbert Montraville Sebastian, GCMG, OBE, KStJ ED (1996-2013) and His Excellency Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence, GCMG, OBE (2013-2015). Governor Generals His Excellency Sir Tapley Seaton and Former Deputy Governor General Sir Michael Morton.
His Excellency Sir Tapley Seaton
Former Governor General of St. Kitts & Nevis
Sir Michael Morton
Former, Deputy Governor General of St. Kitts & Nevis