Prime Minister of Dominica
| Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Residence | Financial Centre, Kennedy Avenue, Roseau[1] |
| Inaugural holder | Patrick John |
| Formation | 3 November 1978 |
| Salary | 21,666 USD annually[2] |
| Website | http://www.dominica.gov.dm/ |
The prime minister of Dominica is the head of government in the Commonwealth of Dominica. The position was created on November 3, 1978, when Dominica gained independence from the United Kingdom.
Roosevelt Skerrit is the incumbent prime minister. He took the oath on 8 August 2004.
List
[change | change source]| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||||
| 1 | 
|
Frank Baron (1923–2016) |
— | 1 January 1956 | 21 January 1961 | DUPP | |
| 2 |
|
Edward Oliver LeBlanc (1923–2004) |
1961 1966 |
21 January 1961 | 1 March 1967 | DLP | |
| 3 |
|
Edward Oliver LeBlanc (1923–2004) |
1970 | 1 March 1967 | 27 July 1974 | DLP | |
| 4 |
|
Patrick John (1938–2021) |
1975 | 28 July 1974 | 2 November 1978 | DLP | |
| 4 |
|
Patrick John (1938–2021) |
— | 3 November 1978 | 25 June 1979 | Dominica Labour Party | |
| 5 |
|
Oliver Seraphin (1943–) |
— | 25 June 1979 | 21 July 1980 | Dominica Labour Party | |
| 6 | 
|
Eugenia Charles (1919–2005) |
1980 1985 1990 |
21 July 1980 | 14 June 1995 | Dominica Freedom Party | |
| 7 |
|
Edison James (1943–) |
1995 | 14 June 1995 | 3 February 2000 | United Workers' Party | |
| 8 |
|
Rosie Douglas (1941–2000) |
2000 | 3 February 2000 | 1 October 2000 (died in office.) |
Dominica Labour Party | |
| 9 |
|
Pierre Charles (1954–2004) |
— | 1 October 2000 | 3 October 2000 | Dominica Labour Party | |
| 3 October 2000 | 6 January 2004 (died in office.) | ||||||
| 10 |
|
Osborne Riviere (1932–2017) |
— | 6 January 2004 | 8 August 2004 | Dominica Labour Party | |
| 11 | 
|
Roosevelt Skerrit (1972–) |
2005 2009 2014 2019 |
8 August 2004 | Incumbent | Dominica Labour Party | |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ http://www.opm.gov.dm/
- ↑ "A Survey of Remuneration paid to Members of the Parliaments and Legislatures of the Commonwealth, 2004-2005". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
