Sir Daniel Charles Williams COG (4 November 1935 – 2 October 2024) was a Grenadian lawyer who served as governor-general of Grenada from 8 August 1996 until 18 November 2008. He was formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 August 1996 after having been nominated by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell.
Williams was the first Grenadian governor-general who had been active in politics prior to his appointment. He was elected to the Parliament of Grenada as a New National Party candidate in 1984. From 1984 to 1989, Williams served in various ministerial roles in the Herbert Blaize government, including a brief stint as acting prime minister in 1988. Williams resumed his private law practice after the NNP was defeated at the 1990 elections.East, Roger; Richard J. Thomas. Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders, pp. 201–202, 2003. (accessed 20 May 2015)
In 1996, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II as Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG).The London Gazette Friday 13th September 1996
Williams founded the law firm Danny Williams & Co. He died on 2 October 2024, at the age of 88.Grenada’s former GG Sir Daniel Williams has diedSir Daniel Williams, former Head of State, dies
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External links "Danny Williams & Co. Attorneys-At-Law and Notaries Public" Official website. Retrieved 1 November 2010.