Mitchell was elected leader of the
National Democratic Congress party on 31 October 2021. 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 the liberation day and the victory that they have created for Grenada,
Carriacou and
Petite Martinique". On 24 June, Mitchell was sworn in as the ninth
prime minister of Grenada, succeeding
Keith Mitchell (no relation). He pledged to end
nepotism in the Grenadian society and reform the electoral system. He took the additional portfolio of
Minister of Finance of Grenada and created a new Ministry called the Ministry of Mobilization, Implementation and Transformation. During his speech at the swearing-in of Ministers ceremony, he promised to pay teachers their withheld salaries. ==References==