Keith Mitchell
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The Right Honourable Keith Mitchell MP |
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| Prime Minister of Grenada | |
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Assumed office 20 February 2013 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Carlyle Glean Cécile La Grenade |
| Preceded by | Tillman Thomas |
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In office 22 June 1995 – 9 July 2008 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Daniel Williams |
| Preceded by | George Brizan |
| Succeeded by | Tillman Thomas |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 9 July 2008 – 20 February 2013 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tillman Thomas |
| Preceded by | Tillman Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of Parliament for St. George North West | |
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Assumed office 1984 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Keith Claudius Mitchell 12 November 1946 Brizan, British Windward Islands (now Grenada) |
| Political party | New National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marietta Mitchell |
| Children | Olinga |
| Alma mater |
University of the West Indies Howard University American University Presentation Brothers' College |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Keith Claudius Mitchell (born 12 November 1946) is a Grenadian politician who has been Prime Minister of Grenada since 2013; previously he served as Prime Minister from 1995 to 2008. He is the longest serving Prime Minister Grenada has ever had, holding the office for over 17 years. He is currently leader of the New National Party (NNP) and was Leader of the Opposition in Parliament from 2008 to 2013.
Mitchell graduated from the University of the West Indies with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and chemistry in 1971. He gained a master's degree from Howard University in 1975 and a doctorate in mathematics and statistics from American University in 1979.
Mitchell was also a cricketer, a spin bowler, who captained the Grenada team in 1973. He has since been a prominent cricket administrator in the West Indies alongside his political career.
In the December 1984 general election, he was elected to a seat in the House of Representatives from St. George North West constituency, and he has held the seat in each subsequent election. Mitchell was elected as leader of the NNP in January 1989, defeating Prime Minister Herbert Blaize. Blaize then dismissed Mitchell from his position as Minister of Works and Communications on 21 July 1989.
After the NNP was victorious in the general election held on 20 June 1995, winning eight out of 15 seats in the House of Representatives, Mitchell took office as Prime Minister, along with his Cabinet, on 22 June. Under Mitchell's leadership, the party won all 15 seats in the early election held in January 1999, and the NNP narrowly won a third term in power in the November 2003 election, reduced to a one-seat parliamentary majority.
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