Leo de Gale

Sir Leo de Gale GCMG CBE
Governor of Grenada
In office January 24, 1974 – February 7, 1974
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Hilda Bynoe
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Governor-General of Grenada
In office February 7, 1974 – September 30, 1978
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Preceded by	New creation
Succeeded by	Paul Scoon
Personal details
Born	December 28, 1921 St. Andrew's Parish, Grenada
Died	March 23, 1986 (aged 64) England

Sir Leo Victor de Gale GCMG CBE (December 28, 1921 – March 23, 1986)^[1] was the first governor-general of Grenada, from February 7, 1974 to September 30, 1978.^[1]

Leo de Gale was born in St. Andrew's Parish, near Grenville, Grenada. He served as acting governor of Grenada for two weeks before it officially achieved independence in February 1974 and he became governor-general. He retired the year before the 1979 Grenada revolution.

In the 1960s, Dame Hilda Bynoe who was the existing governor of Grenada appointed Leo de Gale as the acting governor of Grenada because she had to take care of some business in a foreign country.

Sir Leo de Gale became the first governor-general during the reign of Prime Minister Sir Eric Mathew Gairy. Sir Leo de Gale reigned from 1974 to 1978. He was then followed by Sir Paul Scoon (1978 to 1992).

Following his political career he took up residence in Bristol, England.^[1]

References

1. "Biography: Sir Leo De Gale". Government of Grenada. November 9, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2015.