Paul Scoon

Sir Paul Scoon
Scoon in 1983
2nd Governor-General of Grenada
In office
30 September 1978 – 6 August 1992
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterSir Eric Gairy (1978–79)
Maurice Bishop (1979–83)
Bernard Coard (1983)
Hudson Austin (1983)
Nicholas Brathwaite (1983–84)
Herbert Blaize (1984–89)
Ben Jones (1989–90)
Nicholas Brathwaite (1990–92)
Preceded bySir Leo de Gale
Succeeded bySir Reginald Palmer
Personal details
Born(1935-07-04)4 July 1935
Gouyave, British Windward Islands
(now Gouyave, Grenada)
Died2 September 2013(2013-09-02) (aged 78)
St. Paul's, Grenada
NationalityGrenadian citizenship
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
University of Toronto

Sir Paul Godwin Scoon GCMG GCVO OBE (4 July 1935 – 2 September 2013) was a Grenadian politician who served as governor-general of Grenada from 1978 to 1992.[1] His tenure is notable for the hectic events related to the rise and fall of the People's Revolutionary Government, as well as his personal involvement in and support of the invasion of Grenada.

  1. ^ "Ex-Grenada Governor General Paul Scoon Dies at 78". ABC News. Retrieved 4 September 2013.