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Prime Minister of Grenada
Dickon Amiss Thomas Mitchell
[1]
is a
Grenadian
politician and attorney serving as the
prime minister of Grenada
since 24 June 2022 and the leader of the
National Democratic Congress
(NDC) since 2021.
[2]
He led his party to victory in the
2022 general election
.
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Early life and law career
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Mitchell was born in Petit Esperance,
Saint David
, Grenada. He received an
LLB (Hons)
from the
University of the West Indies at Cave Hill
, and completed his
Legal Education Certificate
at
Hugh Wooding Law School
[2]
in 2002.
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After graduation, he worked as an Associate Attorney-at-Law at the firm Grant, Joseph & Co. He founded his own firm Mitchell & Co. in 2017.
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Political career
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Mitchell was elected leader of the
National Democratic Congress
party on 31 October 2021.
[2]
Prime Minister of Grenada
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Mitchell's National Democratic Congress won the
2022 general election
with slightly over 51% of the popular vote and winning nine out of the fifteen available seats.
[5]
Mitchell reacted to the election victory by announcing that he would ask the
governor-general
,
Dame Cecile La Grenade
, to declare 24 June a national public or bank holiday so that "citizens can celebrate the liberation day and the victory that they have created for Grenada,
Carriacou
and
Petite Martinique
".
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On 24 June, Mitchell was sworn in as the ninth
prime minister of Grenada
, succeeding
Keith Mitchell
(of no relation).
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He pledged to end
nepotism
in the Grenadian society and reform the electoral system.
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He took the additional portfolio of
Minister of Finance of Grenada
and created a new Ministry called the Ministry of Mobilization, Implementation and Transformation.
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During his speech at the swearing-in of Ministers ceremony, he promised to pay teachers their withheld salaries.
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A supporter of Grenada becoming a
republic
, Mitchell said he hopes to see his country become one during his administration.
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