The politics of Grenada takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, whereby the prime minister is the head of government. Grenada is an independent Commonwealth realm. It is governed under a multi-party parliamentary system whose political and legal traditions closely follow those of the United Kingdom; it has a prime minister and a cabinet, and a bicameral Parliament with an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. Constitutional safeguards include freedom of speech, press, worship, motion, and association. Grenada is a member of the eastern Caribbean court system. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Jurisprudence is based on English common law.
The King of Grenada: Charles III since 8 September 2022
The Governor-General of Grenada: Dame Cécile La Grenade since 7 May 2013
The Prime Minister of Grenada: Dickon Mitchell since 24 June 2022
Grenada is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The southernmost of the Windward Islands, Grenada is directly south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and about 100 miles north of Trinidad and the South American mainland.
The island of Grenada and port Saint-Georges in 1776
Maurice Bishop visiting East Germany, 1982
Members of the Eastern Caribbean Defence Force during the 1983 invasion of Grenada
M102 howitzers of 320th Field Artillery Regiment firing during the 1983 invasion of Grenada