Daniel Williams (governor-general)

Sir Daniel Charles Williams GCMG COG (4 November 1935 – 2 October 2024) was a Grenadian lawyer who served as governor-general of Grenada from 8 August 1996 until 18 November 2008.

[1] He was formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 August 1996 after having been nominated by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell.

Williams was the only former Grenadian governor-general who had been active in politics prior to his appointment.

From 1984 to 1989, Williams served in various ministerial roles in the Herbert Blaize government, including a brief stint as acting prime minister in 1988.

Williams resumed his private law practice after the NNP was defeated at the 1990 elections.