Post: | Premier of Bermuda |
Flagsize: | 150px |
Insignia: | Coat of arms of Bermuda.svg |
Insigniasize: | 100px |
Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Bermuda |
Incumbent: | Edward David Burt JP, MP |
Incumbentsince: | 19 July 2017 |
Style: | The Honourable |
Appointer: | Governor of Bermuda |
Termlength: | At the governor's pleasure |
Formation: | 19 June 1968 |
First: | Sir Henry Tucker |
Website: | Office of the Premier |
The premier of Bermuda serves as head of government of Bermuda, under appointment by the governor of Bermuda, in the governor's capacity as representative in Bermuda of the British monarch, currently King Charles III. The position was created by Bermuda's 1968 Constitution.
Since 19 July 2017, the premier has been Edward David Burt, the leader of the Progressive Labour Party.[1]
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Elected | Notes | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
Government Leaders (1968–1973) | |||||||||
1 | Sir Henry Tucker | 10 June 1968 | 29 December 1971 | United Bermuda Party | 1968 | ||||
2 | Sir Edward Richards | 29 December 1971 | 18 April 1973 | United Bermuda Party | 1972 | ||||
Premiers (1973–present) | |||||||||
1 | Sir Edward Richards | 18 April 1973 | 29 December 1975 | United Bermuda Party | — | ||||
2 | John Sharpe | 29 December 1975 | 30 August 1977 | United Bermuda Party | 1976 | ||||
3 | David Gibbons | 30 August 1977 | 15 January 1982 | United Bermuda Party | 1980 | ||||
4 | John Swan | 15 January 1982 | 25 August 1995 | United Bermuda Party | 1983 1985 1989 1993 | ||||
5 | David Saul | 25 August 1995 | 27 March 1997 | United Bermuda Party | — | ||||
6 | Pamela Gordon | 27 March 1997 | 10 November 1998 | United Bermuda Party | — | ||||
7 | Jennifer Smith | 10 November 1998 | 29 July 2003 | Progressive Labour Party | 1998 | ||||
8 | Alex Scott | 29 July 2003 | 30 October 2006 | Progressive Labour Party | 2003 | ||||
9 | Ewart Brown | 30 October 2006 | 29 October 2010 | Progressive Labour Party | 2007 | ||||
10 | Paula Cox | 29 October 2010 | 18 December 2012 | Progressive Labour Party | — | ||||
11 | Craig Cannonier | 18 December 2012 | 19 May 2014 | One Bermuda Alliance | 2012 | ||||
12 | Michael Dunkley | 19 May 2014 | 19 July 2017 | One Bermuda Alliance | — | ||||
13 | Edward David Burt | 19 July 2017 | Incumbent | Progressive Labour Party | 2017 2020 |