Dickon Mitchell

About

Dickon Amiss Thomas Mitchell (born 8 October 1977) 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. He led his party to victory in the 2022 general election.

== Early life and law career ==
Mitchell was born on 8 October 1977 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 in 2002.
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.

== Political career ==
Mitchell was elected leader of the National Democratic Congress party on 31 October 2021.

=== Prime Minister of Grenada ===
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.

Mitchell reacted to the election victory by announcing that he would ask the governor-general, Dame Cécile La Grenade, to declare 24 June a national public or bank holiday so that “citizens can celebrate…