Leo de Gale

Sir Leo de Gale GCMG CBE
1st Governor-General of Grenada
In office 7 February 1974 – 30 September 1978
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Sir Eric Gairy
Preceded by	Office established Himself as Governor
Succeeded by	Sir Paul Scoon
Governor of Grenada
In office 24 January 1974 – 7 February 1974
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Dame Hilda Bynoe
Succeeded by	Office abolished Himself as Governor-General of Grenada
Personal details
Born	(1921-12-28)December 28, 1921 St. Andrew's Parish, Grenada
Died	March 23, 1986(1986-03-23) (aged 64) England

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

Biography

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 incumbent 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 time of Prime Minister Sir Eric Mathew Gairy. Sir Leo de Gale served 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.