The prime minister of Dominica is the head of government in the
Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
. Nominally, the position was created on November 3, 1978 when
Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographical ...
gained
independence
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from the
United Kingdom
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. Hitherto, the position existed de facto as
Premier
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A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
.
Roosevelt Skerrit
Roosevelt Skerrit (born 8 June 1972) is a Dominican politician who has been Prime Minister of Dominica since 2004; he has also been the Member of Parliament for the Vieille Case constituency since 2000. Regionally, he has served as the chairman ...
is the incumbent prime minister. He took office on 8 January 2004
Authority and duties
According to Chapter 59 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Dominica;
# There shall be a Prime Minister of Dominica, who shall be appointed by the President.
# Whenever the President has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he shall appoint an elected member of the House who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the elected members of the House.
The President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoints the Cabinet of Minister. The Prime Minister supervises Cabinet meetings and in the spirit of the
Westminster system is nominally 'Primus Inter Pares' or first among equals. However Prime Ministers of Dominica, like most Prime Ministers in Small-Island States, have generally governed in a presidential manner.
List of prime ministers of Dominica
References
See also
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List of presidents of Dominica
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Politics of Dominica
The politics of Dominica takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the governm ...
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List of heads of government of Dominica
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List of Commonwealth heads of government
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List of Privy Counsellors (1952–2022)
Government of Dominica
1978 establishments in Dominica
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