List of heads of government of Dominica
Template:Short description Template:Politics of DominicaTemplate:More citations needed 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
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- Status
- Symbols
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Chief ministers of Dominica (1960–1967)
| Template:Abbr | Portrait | Name Template:Small |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | File:No image.png | Frank Baron Template:Small |
— | 1 January 1960 | 21 January 1961 | Template:Age in years and days | DUPP |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 2 | File:No image.png | Edward Oliver LeBlanc Template:Small |
1961 1966 |
21 January 1961 | 1 March 1967 | Template:Age in years and days | DLP |
Premiers of Dominica (1967–1978)
| Template:Abbr | Portrait | Name Template:Small |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 1 | File:No image.png | Edward Oliver LeBlanc Template:Small |
1970 | 1 March 1967 | 27 July 1974 | Template:Age in years and days | DLP |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 2 | File:No image.png | Patrick John Template:Small |
1975 | 28 July 1974 | 2 November 1978 | Template:Age in years and days | DLP |
Prime ministers of Dominica (1978–present)
Timeline
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Dominica. They are listed in order of office.
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See also
- List of presidents of Dominica
- Premier of Dominica
- Prime Minister of Dominica
- Lists of office-holders