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Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Coat of Arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg
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Terrance Drew 2022.jpg
Incumbent
Terrance Drew

since 6 August 2022
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; 41 years ago (1983-09-19)
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.

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
Paul Southwell
(1913–1979)
1 January 1960 July 1966 6 years, 6 months SKNLP 1961
2
Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw
Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw
(1916–1978)
July 1966 27 February 1967 7 months SKNLP 1966

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
Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw
(1916–1978)
27 February 1967 23 May 1978 † 11 years, 85 days SKNLP 1971
1975
2
Paul Southwell
Paul Southwell
(1913–1979)
23 May 1978 18 May 1979 † 360 days SKNLP
3
Lee Moore
Lee Moore
(1939–2000)
20 May 1979 21 February 1980 277 days SKNLP
4
Kennedy Simmonds
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
Kennedy Simmonds
(born 1936)
19 September 1983 7 July 1995 11 years, 291 days PAM 1984
1989
1993
2
Denzil Douglas
Denzil Douglas
(born 1953)
7 July 1995 18 February 2015 19 years, 226 days SKNLP 1995
2000
2004
2010
3
Timothy Harris
Timothy Harris
(born 1964)
18 February 2015 6 August 2022 7 years, 169 days PLP 2015
2020
4
Terrance Drew
Terrance Drew
(born 1976)
6 August 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 90 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
Terrance Drew
(born 1976)
6 August 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 90 days SKNLP 2022

See also

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