Stanley John

Sir Stanley Kendrick "Stalky" John, (born 1 June 1951) is a Vincentian politician and lawyer serving as Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 6 January 2026.

Biography

John was born on 1 June 1951 in Calliaqua, Saint Vincent. He attended the St. Vincent Grammar School and later University College London where he was enrolled at the Faculty of Laws, earning a Bachelor of Laws with honors in 1976. After that, he attended the Inns of Court School of Law and was admitted to the degree of utter barrister in 1977. He worked under Sir Louis Blom-Cooper before moving back to Saint Vincent in 1978, being admitted to practice law that year by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.

John then served as a practicing lawyer in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, being considered an expert on "constitutional law, commercial litigation, and international finance". He also "represented various foreign government agencies, banks, insurance companies, trusts and other domestic and international companies, in relation to matters pertaining to the laws of SVG". In 2014, he was named a Queen's Counsel (QC). He focused mainly on law after his departure from the House of Assembly in 2001.