David A. Granger

David A. Granger
Granger in 2015
9th President of Guyana
In office
16 May 2015 – 2 August 2020
Vice PresidentCarl Barrington Greenidge
Khemraj Ramjattan
Sydney Allicock
Prime Minister (also First Vice President)Moses Nagamootoo
Preceded byDonald Ramotar
Succeeded byIrfaan Ali
Leader of the Opposition of Guyana
In office
July 2012 – 16 May 2015
Preceded byRobert Corbin
Succeeded byBharrat Jagdeo
Personal details
Born
David Arthur Granger

(1945-07-15) 15 July 1945 (age 79)
Georgetown, British Guiana
Political partyPeople's National Congress
Other political
affiliations
A Partnership for National Unity
Spouse
(m. 1970)
Children2
Military service
Allegiance Guyana
Years of service1967–1992
Rank Brigadier

David Arthur Granger (born 15 July 1945) is a Guyanese former politician and retired military officer who served as the ninth president of Guyana from 2015 to 2020. A member of the People’s National Congress (PNC), he previously served as Commander of the Guyana Defence Force and as National Security Adviser from 1990 to 1992. He was leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Guyana from 2012 to 2015.

Granger stood as the opposition coalition's presidential candidate in the November 2011 general election but was defeated. He was elected as President in the May 2015 general election. He lost a vote of confidence on 21 December 2018 that led to a snap election.