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Robert Milton Cato | |
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| 1st Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| In office 27 October 1979 – 30 July 1984 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Sir Sydney Gun-Munro |
| Preceded by | Himself (As Premier) |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell |
| 1st Premier of Saint Vincent | |
| In office 8 December 1974 – 27 October 1979 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Rupert Godfrey John Sir Sydney Gun-Munro |
| Preceded by | Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Himself (As Prime Minister) |
| In office 27 October 1969 – April 1972 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Hywel George Rupert Godfrey John |
| Preceded by | Himself (As Chief Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell |
| 2nd Chief Minister of Saint Vincent | |
| In office 30 May 1967[1] – 27 October 1969 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Administrator | Hywel George |
| Preceded by | Ebenezer Joshua |
| Succeeded by | Himself (As Premier) |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 30 May 1967 – 14 April 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | himself |
| Preceded by | Ebenezer Joshua |
| Succeeded by | Ebenezer Joshua |
| In office 8 December 1974 – 30 July 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | himself |
| Preceded by | Ebenezer Joshua |
| Succeeded by | James Fitz-Allen Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1915 Saint Vincent, British Windward Islands |
| Died | 10 February 1997 (aged 81) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Political party | Saint 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]
- ^ "Saint Vincent government gazette Vol. 100 No. 34". 30 May 1967. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Milton Cato". Independent.co.uk. 28 March 1997. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2017.