This article lists the heads of government of Dominica.
The Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government under the system implemented by the Constitution of 1978, the year of Dominica's independence.
The current Prime Minister of Dominica is Roosevelt Skerrit, since 8 January 2004.
List of officeholders
;Political parties
;Status
;Symbols
Died in office
Chief ministers of Dominica (1960–1967)
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! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
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! style="background:; color:white"| 1
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| Frank Baron<br />
| —
| 1 January 1960
| 21 January 1961
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| DUPP
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! style="background:; color:white"| 2
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| Edward Oliver LeBlanc<br />
| 1961<br />1966
| 21 January 1961
| 1 March 1967
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| DLP
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Premiers of Dominica (1967–1978)
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! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
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! style="background:; color:white"| 1
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| Edward Oliver LeBlanc<br />
| 1970
| 1 March 1967
| 27 July 1974
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| DLP
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! style="background:; color:white"| 2
| 90px
| Patrick John<br />
| 1975
| 28 July 1974
| 2 November 1978
|
| DLP
|}
Prime ministers of Dominica (1978–present)
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! rowspan=2|Portrait
! rowspan=2|Name<br />
! rowspan=2|Election
! colspan=3|Term of office
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! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
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! style="background:; color:white"| 1
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| Patrick John<br />
| —
| 3 November 1978
| 25 June 1979
|
| DLP
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:; color:white"| —
| 90px
| Oliver Seraphin<br />
| —
| 25 June 1979
| 21 July 1980
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| DDLP
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! style="background:; color:white"| 2
| 90px
| Eugenia Charles<br />
| 1980<br />1985<br />1990
| 21 July 1980
| 14 June 1995
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| DFP
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! style="background:; color:white"| 3
| 90px
| Edison James<br />
| 1995
| 14 June 1995
| 3 February 2000
|
| UWP
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! style="background:; color:white"| 4
| 90px
| Rosie Douglas<br />
| 2000
| 3 February 2000
| 1 October 2000
|
| DLP
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:; color:white"| 5
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| rowspan=2|Pierre Charles<br />
| rowspan=2|—
| style="background:#e6e6aa;"|1 October 2000
| style="background:#e6e6aa;"|3 October 2000
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| rowspan=2|DLP
|-
| 3 October 2000
| 6 January 2004
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! style="background:; color:white"| —
| 90px
| Osborne Riviere<br />
| —
| 6 January 2004
| 8 January 2004
|
| DLP
|-
! style="background:; color:white"| 6
| 90px
| Roosevelt Skerrit<br />
| 2005<br />2009<br />2014<br />2019<br />2022
| 8 January 2004
| Incumbent
| <br>
| DLP
|}
Timeline
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the prime ministers of Dominica. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
The following chart lists prime ministers by lifespan (living prime ministers on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.
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See also
- List of presidents of Dominica
- Premier of Dominica
- Prime Minister of Dominica
- Lists of office-holders
References
External links
- PRIME MINISTERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA