List of prime ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis

The prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the head of government of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis. The current Prime Minister is Terrance Drew since 6 August 2022.

Constitutional basis

The office of prime minister is established by section 52 of the constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis, which provides that the governor-general must appoint the Representative in the National Assembly who "appears to him or her likely to command the support of the majority of the Representatives".<ref name=s52>Template:Cite news</ref>

If a no-confidence motion in the prime minister is passed by the National Assembly, the prime minister must either resign with three days or advise the governor-general to dissolve the assembly and call a general election. If this does not occur, the governor-general must remove the prime minister from office. The office of prime minister also becomes vacant if the officeholder ceases to become a member of the National Assembly (other than by dissolution of parliament).<ref name=s52/>

Chief Ministers (1960–1967)

Elizabeth II (1960–1967)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party	Election
			Took office	Left office	Time in office

Premiers (1967–1983)

Elizabeth II (1967–1983)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party	Election
			Took office	Left office	Time in office

Prime Ministers (1983–present)

Elizabeth II (1983–2022)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party	Election
			Took office	Left office	Time in office

Charles III (2022–present)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party	Election
			Took office	Left office	Time in office

Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis. They are listed in order of office (Southwell is shown in order of his first premiership).

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   from:1936 till:1980 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Kennedy Simmonds
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   from:1953 till:1995 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Denzil Douglas
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See also

• Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Premier of Nevis