Bernard Coard
Bernard Coard | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Grenada | |
| In office 14 October 1983 – 19 October 1983 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Paul Scoon |
| Deputy | Evart Lane |
| Preceded by | Maurice Bishop |
| Succeeded by | Hudson Austin (as Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Winston Bernard Coard 10 August 1944 Victoria, Grenada |
| Died | Jamaica |
| Political party | New Jewel Movement (1973-1983) |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis Coard, (m. 1967 - d. 2020) |
| Education | Grenada Boys' Secondary School; Brandeis University; University of Sussex |
Winston Bernard Coard (born 10 August 1944) is a Grenadian politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister in the People's Revolutionary Government (PRG) of the New Jewel Movement. In 1983, Coard launched a coup within the PRG and briefly took power until he was himself deposed by General Hudson Austin.