Milton Cato

Robert Milton Cato
1st Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
In office
27 October 1979 – 30 July 1984
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor GeneralSir Sydney Gun-Munro
Preceded byHimself (As Premier)
Succeeded bySir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell
1st Premier of Saint Vincent
In office
8 December 1974 – 27 October 1979
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorRupert Godfrey John
Sir Sydney Gun-Munro
Preceded bySir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell
Succeeded byHimself (As Prime Minister)
In office
27 October 1969 – April 1972
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorHywel George
Rupert Godfrey John
Preceded byHimself (As Chief Minister)
Succeeded bySir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell
2nd Chief Minister of Saint Vincent
In office
30 May 1967[1] – 27 October 1969
MonarchElizabeth II
AdministratorHywel George
Preceded byEbenezer Joshua
Succeeded byHimself (As Premier)
Minister of Finance
In office
30 May 1967 – 14 April 1972
Prime Ministerhimself
Preceded byEbenezer Joshua
Succeeded byEbenezer Joshua
In office
8 December 1974 – 30 July 1984
Prime Ministerhimself
Preceded byEbenezer Joshua
Succeeded byJames Fitz-Allen Mitchell
Personal details
Born(1915-06-03)3 June 1915
Saint Vincent, British Windward Islands
Died10 February 1997(1997-02-10) (aged 81)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Political partySaint Vincent Labour Party

Robert Milton Cato, PC, (3 June 1915 – 10 February 1997) was a socialist Vincentian politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and also held the offices Premier of Saint Vincent and Chief Minister of Saint Vincent before independence. Cato was the leader of the Saint Vincent Labour Party, and led the country through independence in 1979.[2]

  1. ^ "Saint Vincent government gazette Vol. 100 No. 34". 30 May 1967. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Milton Cato". Independent.co.uk. 28 March 1997. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2017.