Sydney Gun-Munro

Sir Sydney Douglas Gun-Munro GCMG OBE FRCS (29 November 1916 – 1 March 2007) was the first Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1979 to 1985. He was educated at Grenada Boys' Secondary School where he won a scholarship, and in 1937 travelled to King's College London where he studied medicine, graduating in 1942.

His Excellency Sir Sydney Gun-Munro GCMG OBE FRCS
1st Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
In office 27 October 1979 – 28 February 1985
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Milton Cato James Fitz-Allen Mitchell
Preceded by	Office Established Himself as Governor
Succeeded by	Joseph Lambert Eustace
Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
In office 1976–1979
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Milton Cato
Preceded by	Rupert Godfrey John
Succeeded by	Office Abolished Himself as Governor-General
Personal details
Born	(1916-11-29)29 November 1916 Grenada
Died	1 March 2007(2007-03-01) (aged 90) Bequia
Spouse	Joan Gun-Munro († 2009)
Alma mater	King's College London

References

• Biography (Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2005)
• Sir Sydney Gun-Munro passes (Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2 March 2007)
• Remembering Sir Sydney Gun-Munro (The Vincentian, 7 March 2007) (login required)
• Biography in Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online
• A History of the Grenada Boys' Secondary School

Government offices
Preceded by Rupert John	Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1976–1979	Post abolished
New creation	Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1979–1985	Succeeded by Joseph Lambert Eustace