Rodney Williams (governor-general)

Sir Rodney Williams
Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 August 2014
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Gaston Browne
Preceded by	Louise Lake-Tack
Personal details
Born	Swetes, Antigua and Barbuda
Political party	Labour Party
Alma mater	University of the West Indies

Sir Rodney Errey Lawrence Williams, KGN, GCMG, is the current and 4th Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda.

Background and earlier career

Rodney is the son of Ernest Emmanuel Williams, the former Antigua Labour Party (ALP) parliamentary representative for the St Paul constituency.

He is a medical doctor by profession. He entered politics in 1984 as the Member of Parliament for St Paul constituency, that had been previously represented by his father. Between 1992 and 2004, he served in the cabinet as a minister, holding variously or jointly the portfolios of education, culture, technology, economic development, tourism, and environment. He represented St Paul up to 2004 when he lost his seat in the 2004 general election, when his party, the Antigua Labour Party lost the general elections to the United Progressive Party.^[1]

Governor-General

Viceregal styles of Sir Rodney Williams (2014–Present)
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Alternative style	Sir

Rodney was sworn into office on 14 August 2014 as the 4th Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda.^[2][1]

Rodney was knighted as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) by Queen Elizabeth II on 17 October 2014.^[3] In November 2014 Williams was invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I by Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro.

References

1. "Sir Rodney sworn in as new Governor General | Antigua Observer Newspaper". Antiguaobserver.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
3. The London Gazette: no. 2218472. p. 1108. 17 October 2014.

External links

• Official Government Website