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Monarch
  
Elizabeth II

Preceded by
  
Louise Lake-Tack

Name
  
Rodney Williams

Prime Minister
  
Gaston Browne

Political party
  
Labour Party

Party
  
Antigua Labour Party

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Alma mater
  
University of the West Indies

Role
  
Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda

Education
  
University of the West Indies

Office
  
Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda since 2014

Sir Rodney Errey Lawrence Williams, KGN, GCMG, is the current and 4th Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda.

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Background and earlier career

Rodney is the son of Ernest Emmanuel Williams, the former Antigua Labour Party (ALP) parliamentary representative for the St Paul constituency.

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He is a medical doctor by profession. He entered politics in 1984 as the Member of Parliament for St Paul constituency, that had been previously represented by his father. Between 1992 and 2004, he served in the cabinet as a minister, holding variously or jointly the portfolios of education, culture, technology, economic development, tourism, and environment. He represented St Paul up to 2004 when he lost his seat in the 2004 general election, when his party, the Antigua Labour Party lost the general elections to the United Progressive Party.

Governor-General

Rodney was sworn into office on 14 August 2014 as the 4th Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda.

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Rodney was knighted as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) by Queen Elizabeth II on 17 October 2014. In November 2014 Williams was invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I by Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro.

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References

Rodney Williams (governor-general) Wikipedia