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List of heads of government of Dominica

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Summary

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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

;Status

;Symbols Died in office

Chief ministers of Dominica (1960–1967)

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office	Political party	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Dominica United People's Party}}; color:white"	1	Dominica Labour Party}}; color:white"	2
[[File:No image.png	90px]]	Frank Baron
(1923–2016)	—	1 January 1960	21 January 1961		DUPP
[[File:No image.png	90px]]	Edward Oliver LeBlanc
(1923–2004)	1961
1966	21 January 1961	1 March 1967		DLP

Premiers of Dominica (1967–1978)

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office	Political party	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Dominica Labour Party}}; color:white"	1	Dominica Labour Party}}; color:white"	2
[[File:No image.png	90px]]	Edward Oliver LeBlanc
(1923–2004)	1970	1 March 1967	27 July 1974		DLP
[[File:No image.png	90px]]	Patrick John
(1938–2021)	1975	28 July 1974	2 November 1978		DLP

Prime ministers of Dominica (1978–present)

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office	Political party	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Dominica Labour Party}}; color:white"	1	Dominica Democratic Labour Party}}; color:white"	—	Dominica Freedom Party}}; color:white"	2	United Workers' Party (Dominica)}}; color:white"	3	Dominica Labour Party}}; color:white"	4	Dominica Labour Party}}; color:white"	5	Dominica Labour Party}}; color:white"	—	Dominica Labour Party}}; color:white"	6
[[File:No image.png	90px]]	Patrick John
(1938–2021)	—	3 November 1978	25 June 1979		DLP
[[File:No image.png	90px]]	Oliver Seraphin
(born 1943)	—	25 June 1979	21 July 1980		DDLP
[[File:Eugenia Charles.jpg	90px]]	Eugenia Charles
(1919–2005)	1980
1985
1990	21 July 1980	14 June 1995		DFP
[[File:Edison James visits EU (cropped).jpg	90px]]	Edison James
(born 1943)	1995	14 June 1995	3 February 2000		UWP
[[File:Rosie Douglas (cropped).jpg	90px]]	Rosie Douglas
(1941–2000)	2000	3 February 2000	1 October 2000		DLP
[[File:Pierre Charles 2003 (cropped).jpg	90px]]	Pierre Charles
(1954–2004)	—	1 October 2000	3 October 2000		DLP
3 October 2000	6 January 2004
[[File:Osborne Riviere EC (cropped).jpg	90px]]	Osborne Riviere
(1932–2017)	—	6 January 2004	8 January 2004		DLP
[[File:Swearing in of His Excellency Charles A Savarin, DAH, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica (31312241638).jpg	90px]]	Roosevelt Skerrit
(born 1972)	2005
2009
2014
2019
2022	8 January 2004	Incumbent
DLP

Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the prime ministers of Dominica. They are listed in order of first assuming office.

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The following chart lists prime ministers by lifespan (living prime ministers on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.

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References

(1982). "The Europa Year Book 1982 A World Survey Vol.-ii".

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