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Sir Daniel Charles Williams
GCMG COG
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Williams in 2012
4th Governor-General of Grenada
In office
8 August 1996 – 27 November 2008
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Keith Mitchell
Tillman Thomas
Preceded by Reginald Palmer
Succeeded by Carlyle Glean
Personal details
Born (1935-11-04) 4 November 1935 (age 88)
Saint David Parish, British Windward Islands
(now Grenada)
Alma mater University of London

Sir Daniel Charles Williams GCMG COG (born 4 November 1935) is a Grenadian lawyer who served as Governor-General of Grenada from 8 August 1996 until 27 November 2008. He was formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 August 1996 after having been nominated by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell.

Williams is the only former Grenadian governor-general who was active in politics prior to his appointment. He was elected to the Parliament of Grenada as a New National Party candidate in 1984. From 1984 to 1989 Williams served in various ministerial roles in the Herbert Blaize government, including a brief stint as acting prime minister in 1988. Williams resumed his private law practice after the NNP was defeated at the 1990 elections.

In 1997, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, with the Order of Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG).

He founded the law firm Danny Williams & Co.

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