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Sir George Mallet | |
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| 4th Governor-General of Saint Lucia | |
| In office 1 June 1996 – 17 September 1997 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Vaughan Lewis Kenny Anthony |
| Preceded by | Stanislaus A. James |
| Succeeded by | Pearlette Louisy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1923 Panama |
| Died | 20 October 2010 (aged 87) Castries, Saint Lucia |
Sir (William) George Mallet GCSL GCMG CBE (24 July 1923 – 20 October 2010) was a politician who was Governor-General of Saint Lucia and held a number of high offices in the island Saint Lucia, one of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Eastern Caribbean. Sir George served as the Minister for Trade, Industry, Agriculture and Tourism in the first post-independence government of St Lucia beginning in 1979. In later years, Sir George served as Deputy Prime Minister and was responsible for numerous government ministries including Foreign Affairs, Home Affairs and CARICOM Affairs.
As a member of the United Workers Party (UWP), Mallet represented the Castries Central district. He was very popular amongst his constituents and never lost the Castries Central seat during his political career. After retiring from active politics in 1996, Mallet served as Governor-General between 1 June 1996 and 31 August 1997. His wife, Beryl, died on 27 August 2003.