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.
Political parties
Died in office
Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Frank Baron | — | 1 January 1960 | 21 January 1961 | DUPP | |||
2 | Edward Oliver LeBlanc | 1961 1966 | 21 January 1961 | 1 March 1967 | DLP |
Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Edward Oliver LeBlanc | 1970 | 1 March 1967 | 27 July 1974 | DLP | |||
2 | Patrick John | 1975 | 28 July 1974 | 2 November 1978 | DLP |
Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Patrick John | — | 3 November 1978 | 25 June 1979 | DLP | |||
— | Oliver Seraphin | — | 25 June 1979 | 21 July 1980 | DDLP[1] | |||
2 | Eugenia Charles | 1980 1985 1990 | 21 July 1980 | 14 June 1995 | DFP | |||
3 | Edison James | 1995 | 14 June 1995 | 3 February 2000 | UWP | |||
4 | Rosie Douglas | 2000 | 3 February 2000 | 1 October 2000 | DLP | |||
5 | Pierre Charles | — | 1 October 2000 | 3 October 2000 | DLP | |||
3 October 2000 | 6 January 2004 | |||||||
— | Osborne Riviere | — | 6 January 2004 | 8 January 2004 | DLP | |||
6 | Roosevelt Skerrit | 2005 2009 2014 2019 2022 | 8 January 2004 | Incumbent | DLP |