List of prime ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
|
|---|---|
Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
|
| Style | Mr Prime Minister (informal) The Honourable (informal) The Right Honourable (within the Commonwealth) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Appointer | Governor-General |
| Term length | No term limit |
| Formation | 19 September 1983 |
| First holder | Kennedy Simmonds |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Salary | EC$137,280/US$ 50,844 annually |
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.
Contents
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".
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).
Chief Ministers (1960–1967)
Elizabeth II (1960–1967)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Paul Southwell (1913–1979) |
1 January 1960 | July 1966 | 6 years, 6 months | SKNLP | 1961 | |
| 2 | Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (1916–1978) |
July 1966 | 27 February 1967 | 7 months | SKNLP | 1966 | |
.jpg)
Premiers (1967–1983)
Elizabeth II (1967–1983)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (1916–1978) |
27 February 1967 | 23 May 1978 † | 11 years, 85 days | SKNLP | 1971 1975 |
|
| 2 | Paul Southwell (1913–1979) |
23 May 1978 | 18 May 1979 † | 360 days | SKNLP | — | |
| 3 | Lee Moore (1939–2000) |
20 May 1979 | 21 February 1980 | 277 days | SKNLP | — | |
| 4 | Kennedy Simmonds (born 1936) |
21 February 1980 | 19 September 1983 | 3 years, 210 days | PAM | 1980 | |
Prime Ministers (1983–present)
Elizabeth II (1983–2022)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Kennedy Simmonds (born 1936) |
19 September 1983 | 7 July 1995 | 11 years, 291 days | PAM | 1984 1989 1993 |
|
| 2 | Denzil Douglas (born 1953) |
7 July 1995 | 18 February 2015 | 19 years, 226 days | SKNLP | 1995 2000 2004 2010 |
|
| 3 | Timothy Harris (born 1964) |
18 February 2015 | 6 August 2022 | 7 years, 169 days | PLP | 2015 2020 |
|
| 4 | Terrance Drew (born 1976) |
6 August 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 218 days | SKNLP | 2022 | |
Charles III (2022–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 4 | Terrance Drew (born 1976) |
6 August 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 218 days | SKNLP | 2022 | |
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).
See also
In Spanish: Primer ministro de San Cristóbal y Nieves para niños
- Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Premier of Nevis
